To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account the Meat Hygiene Service takes when undertaking checks on abattoirs of their need for repair and maintenance; and to what extent Meat Hygiene Service officials discount repair and maintenance defects when calculating HAS scores. (Holding answer 15 May 2000).

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account the Meat Hygiene Service takes when undertaking checks on abattoirs of their need for repair and maintenance; and to what extent Meat Hygiene Service officials discount repair and maintenance defects when calculating HAS scores. (Holding answer 15 May 2000).

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Donoughue on 16 June (602 c28WA), how many hours they estimate would be reasonable to allocate to the training of candidate official veterinary surgeons in the Hygiene Assessment Scheme (HAS); and how they can be satisfied that the training of official veterinary surgeons...

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Donoughue on 16 June (602 c28WA), how many hours they estimate would be reasonable to allocate to the training of candidate official veterinary surgeons in the Hygiene Assessment Scheme (HAS); and how they can be satisfied that the training of official veterinary surgeons...

Whether, during the conversion course for Official Veterinary Surgeons, the proficiency of veterinary surgeons in implementing the Hygiene Assessment Scheme is assessed; what criteria are used for any such assessment; and what action is taken when candidates fail to show sufficient proficiency. [HL 2931].

Whether, during the conversion course for Official Veterinary Surgeons, the proficiency of veterinary surgeons in implementing the Hygiene Assessment Scheme is assessed; what criteria are used for any such assessment; and what action is taken when candidates fail to show sufficient proficiency. [HL 2931].

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Donoughue on 16 June 1999, 602 c28WA, whether the Hygiene Assessment Scheme (HAS) falls within the remit of the Fresh Meat Directive 91/497/EEC and the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995; and if not, whether slaughterhouses and cutting plant operators can...

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Donoughue on 16 June 1999, 602 c28WA, whether the Hygiene Assessment Scheme (HAS) falls within the remit of the Fresh Meat Directive 91/497/EEC and the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995; and if not, whether slaughterhouses and cutting plant operators can...

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Donoughue on 16 June (28WA), by what authority Official Veterinary Surgeons carry out hygiene assessments under the Hygiene Assessment Scheme (HAS) if the HAS does not assess the compliance of licensed slaughterhouse owners or operators with statutory or non-statutory requirements and only authority...

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Donoughue on 16 June (28WA), by what authority Official Veterinary Surgeons carry out hygiene assessments under the Hygiene Assessment Scheme (HAS) if the HAS does not assess the compliance of licensed slaughterhouse owners or operators with statutory or non-statutory requirements and only authority...

Whether there is a discrepancy between the Written Answers by Lord Donoughue on 16 June (c28WA) and 23 June (c96WA) where in the former he states that: "The Hygiene Assessment System (HAS) monitors the hygiene of licensed slaughterhouse and cutting plant operations, it does not assess their compliance with statutory...

Whether there is a discrepancy between the Written Answers by Lord Donoughue on 16 June (c28WA) and 23 June (c96WA) where in the former he states that: "The Hygiene Assessment System (HAS) monitors the hygiene of licensed slaughterhouse and cutting plant operations, it does not assess their compliance with statutory...

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Donoughue on 16 June (28WA), why the Meat Hygiene Service operations manual refers to the monthly hygiene assessment made by an Official Veterinary Surgeon under the "Enforcement" section, and instructs Official Veterinary Surgeons to write to plan operators to confirm the nature of...

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Donoughue on 16 June (28WA), why the Meat Hygiene Service operations manual refers to the monthly hygiene assessment made by an Official Veterinary Surgeon under the "Enforcement" section, and instructs Official Veterinary Surgeons to write to plan operators to confirm the nature of...

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Donoughue on 16 June (27-8WA), whether the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is able to demonstrate to negative correlation between Hygiene Assessment Scheme (HAS) scores and total viable bacterial counts in relation to licensed slaughterhouses and cutting plants where HAS scores...

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Donoughue on 16 June (27-8WA), whether the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is able to demonstrate to negative correlation between Hygiene Assessment Scheme (HAS) scores and total viable bacterial counts in relation to licensed slaughterhouses and cutting plants where HAS scores...

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Donoughue on 16 June (28WA), what provision is made for appeals by operators of licensed slaughterhouse of cutting plants as to their Hygiene Assessment Scheme scores if they believe that an appeal to the Meat Hygiene Service has not been properly or fairly...

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Donoughue on 16 June (28WA), what provision is made for appeals by operators of licensed slaughterhouse of cutting plants as to their Hygiene Assessment Scheme scores if they believe that an appeal to the Meat Hygiene Service has not been properly or fairly...

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Donoughue on 16 June (27-8WA), whether they survey carried out by Hudson and others, published in the Veterinary Record 139, in respect of the relationship between microbiological standards of carcasses and Hygiene Assessment Scheme (HAS) scores, was determined on the basis of scientifically...

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Donoughue on 16 June (27-8WA), whether they survey carried out by Hudson and others, published in the Veterinary Record 139, in respect of the relationship between microbiological standards of carcasses and Hygiene Assessment Scheme (HAS) scores, was determined on the basis of scientifically...

What is the scientific basis to the revised Hygiene Assessment Scheme, due to be implemented on 1 July 1999. [HL 3303].

What is the scientific basis to the revised Hygiene Assessment Scheme, due to be implemented on 1 July 1999. [HL 3303].

Whether increased veterinary surgeons' hours, which are to be or have been imposed on abattoirs, will lead to any direct improvement in the hygiene standards of those abattoirs which are already producing Hygiene Assessment System scores of 95. [HL 2395].

Whether increased veterinary surgeons' hours, which are to be or have been imposed on abattoirs, will lead to any direct improvement in the hygiene standards of those abattoirs which are already producing Hygiene Assessment System scores of 95. [HL 2395].

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what (a) studies and (b) evaluations have been carried out by his Department into (i) the microbiological standards of the finished product from slaughterhouses and cutting plants and (ii) the scores achieved by those plants under his hygiene assessment system. -...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what (a) studies and (b) evaluations have been carried out by his Department into (i) the microbiological standards of the finished product from slaughterhouses and cutting plants and (ii) the scores achieved by those plants under his hygiene assessment system. -...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what microbiological tests are made during the assessment of slaughterhouses and cutting plants under his hygiene assessment system. - (Holding answer 18 February 1998).

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what microbiological tests are made during the assessment of slaughterhouses and cutting plants under his hygiene assessment system. - (Holding answer 18 February 1998).

What is the average hygiene assessment system score for Welsh slaughterhouses.

What is the average hygiene assessment system score for Welsh slaughterhouses.