To comment on progress made in establishing cause of salmonella infections of turkeys, chickens & eggs.

To comment on progress made in establishing cause of salmonella infections of turkeys, chickens & eggs.

To give total number of breeders of laying chickens & egg producers in England & Wales at latest available date. - Includes figures.

To give total number of breeders of laying chickens & egg producers in England & Wales at latest available date. - Includes figures.

To give estimated value of egg industry, including the breeding of laying chickens & food production in England & Wales in 1988. - Includes figures.

To give estimated value of egg industry, including the breeding of laying chickens & food production in England & Wales in 1988. - Includes figures.

If there are any plans to assist the egg industry to overcome its current problems by buying eggs off the market, assisting in a hen culling scheme, & providing facilities for the disposal of unwanted eggs & carcases.

If there are any plans to assist the egg industry to overcome its current problems by buying eggs off the market, assisting in a hen culling scheme, & providing facilities for the disposal of unwanted eggs & carcases.

What representations have been received from egg industry & farming unions concerning financial compensation for lost production, destruction of laying chickens & other associated costs occasioned following recent publicity about possibility of salmonella infection in eggs.

What representations have been received from egg industry & farming unions concerning financial compensation for lost production, destruction of laying chickens & other associated costs occasioned following recent publicity about possibility of salmonella infection in eggs.

How many inspections have been carried out in 1987 & in 1988 of protein processing plants making chicken feed; how many showed plants to be contaminated with salmonella & how many prosecutions were brought under Protein Processing Order 1981 against infected plants. - Includes figures.

How many inspections have been carried out in 1987 & in 1988 of protein processing plants making chicken feed; how many showed plants to be contaminated with salmonella & how many prosecutions were brought under Protein Processing Order 1981 against infected plants. - Includes figures.

If there are any plans to introduce legislation seeking to ban practice of feeding chickens with recycled carcases of slaughtered & dead chickens. - Includes fact that no present plans to do so & ref to Protein Processing Order 1981.

If there are any plans to introduce legislation seeking to ban practice of feeding chickens with recycled carcases of slaughtered & dead chickens. - Includes fact that no present plans to do so & ref to Protein Processing Order 1981.

To give details of statutory code of practice which includes control of feedstuffs & handling of eggs by producers. - Includes ref to new voluntary Code of Practice for poultry health scheme members in Library. (Dep 4502)

To give details of statutory code of practice which includes control of feedstuffs & handling of eggs by producers. - Includes ref to new voluntary Code of Practice for poultry health scheme members in Library. (Dep 4502)

If there are any plans to introduce a new Govt guideline which would include a more stringent health check system for egg production. - Includes ref to new voluntary code of practice for poultry health scheme members in Library. (Dep 4502)

If there are any plans to introduce a new Govt guideline which would include a more stringent health check system for egg production. - Includes ref to new voluntary code of practice for poultry health scheme members in Library. (Dep 4502)

What is latest info re no. of cases of people affected by salmonella as a result of the consumption of eggs & poultry.

What is latest info re no. of cases of people affected by salmonella as a result of the consumption of eggs & poultry.

How many cases of salmonella have been reported for each year since 1983 in battery chicken farms, deep litter chicken farms & free range eggs for sale to consumer & carcases for sale to consumer - Includes table

How many cases of salmonella have been reported for each year since 1983 in battery chicken farms, deep litter chicken farms & free range eggs for sale to consumer & carcases for sale to consumer - Includes table

To give for each year since 1983 apparent no of egg-producing chickens & no of establishments that they are kept in by battery methods, deep litter & free range - Includes table

To give for each year since 1983 apparent no of egg-producing chickens & no of establishments that they are kept in by battery methods, deep litter & free range - Includes table

What is Dept of Health advice to the public re the risk of contracting salmonella poisoning from the consumption of Turkey.

What is Dept of Health advice to the public re the risk of contracting salmonella poisoning from the consumption of Turkey.

What is Dept of Health assessment of the risk to the public of salmonella poisoning from the consumption of duck & goose eggs & from the consumption of quails' eggs.

What is Dept of Health assessment of the risk to the public of salmonella poisoning from the consumption of duck & goose eggs & from the consumption of quails' eggs.

How many chickens slaughtered for meat are tested for presence of salmonella enteritidis & how many are found to carry bacteria.

How many chickens slaughtered for meat are tested for presence of salmonella enteritidis & how many are found to carry bacteria.

What steps are taken to safeguard the production of poultry & eggs in the UK.

What steps are taken to safeguard the production of poultry & eggs in the UK.

What information MAFF has about relationship between salmonella poisoning in eggs & current conditions in battery farms with particular respect to methods of disposal of dead fowls.

What information MAFF has about relationship between salmonella poisoning in eggs & current conditions in battery farms with particular respect to methods of disposal of dead fowls.