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Mr. Ron Davies
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which of his Ministry's laboratories in England and Wales are currently involved in the food monitoring programme arising from the import of lead-contaminated animal feed; and if he will estimate by percentage of the total the amount of work carried out in each case.
Mr. Maclean
Between 7 and 23 November inclusive, the following laboratories were engaged in the analysis of samples in connection with the food monitoring programme:
| Percentage allocation of work | |
| Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland, Aberdeen | 4 |
| Milk Marketing Board, Thames Ditton | 80 |
| Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food regional office, Leeds | 1 |
| Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food food science laboratory, Norwich | 11 |
| Plymouth polytechnic | 1 |
| United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Harwell | 3 |