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Mr. Morley
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the numbers of crabs identified as showing levels of toxic contamination from the current shellfish closure area on the north-east coast; and if he will give the levels registered and the origins of the crabs concerned.
Mr. Maclean
Of the 190 crab samples from the north-east coast tested up until 8 June, 16 showed levels of paralytic shellfish poison toxin. These are as follows:
Units of toxin per l00g in brown meat (digestive gland) of crabs | |
Location | Units of toxin |
Craster, Alnwick | 243 |
Eyemouth | 206 |
Eyemouth | 222 |
Anstruther | 317 |
Inshore Anstruther | 176 |
Inshore Anstruther | 171 |
Seahouses | 257 |
North East Fife coast | 197 |
Staithes Wyke | 244 |
Financial year | Aggregated Annual cost (£) | Management consultancies | Subject |
1984–85 | 27,110 | (i) Binder Hamlyn | Dairy Crest Foods |
(ii) Coopers and Lybrand | Dairy Crest Foods | ||
(iii) Arthur Young McClelland Moores and Co. | Financial management | ||
(iv) Dr. Goodwin | ADAS work-time database | ||
(v) Peat Marwick Mitchell and Co. | Decentralised budgetary control | ||
1985–86 | 174,724 | (i) Dr. Goodwin | Work-time database: continuation of above |
(ii) Peat Marwick Mitchell and Co. | Decentralised budgetary control: continuation of above | ||
(iii) Touche Ross | Dairy Crest Foods | ||
(iv) Touche Ross | Milk quotas | ||
(v) B. R. Parkinson | ADAS marketing plan | ||
(vi) R. B. L. Ltd. | ADAS marketing plan | ||
(vii) Black Rod Ltd. | ADAS marketing plan | ||
1986–87 | 135,279 | (i) Dr. Goodwin | Work-time database: continuation of above |
(ii) Touche Ross | Milk quotas: continuation of above | ||
(iii) Special Research Unit | ADAS marketing plan | ||
(iv) Coopers and Lybrand | Reorganisation of MAFF's regional structure | ||
1987–88 | 44,015 | (i) Touche Ross | Dairy Crest Foods: continuation of above |
(ii) Mr. P. W. Cunliffe | Review of animal medicines licensing | ||
1989–90 | 162,114 | (i) Touche Ross | Dairy Crest Foods: continuation of above |
(ii) Agro-Economic Services Ltd. | Impact of Single Market on agricultural R and D priorities | ||
(iii) Deloitte, Haskin and Sells | Fees to local veterinary inspectors | ||
(iv) Deloitte, Haskin and Sells | Relocation of Ministry work | ||
1989–90 | 143,150 | (i) Touche Ross | Dairy Crest Foods: continuation of above |
(ii) Deloitte, Haskin and Sells | Fees to local veterinary inspectors: continuation of above | ||
(iii) Deloitte, Haskin and Sells | Relocation of Ministry work: continuation of above | ||
(iv) Agro-Economic Services Ltd. | Impact of Single Market on agricultural R and D priorities: continuation of above |
Location | Units of toxin |
Staithes Wyke | 210 |
Staithes Wyke | 255 |
Whitley Bay | 260 |
Off Beadnell Bay | 265 |
Off Beadnell Bay | 260 |
Hartlepool (1 mile) | 198 |
Hartlepool (1 mile) | 229 |