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Sir Richard Body
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what criminal offences she has introduced in the last five years under delegated legislation.
Mr. Jack
The powers to introduce criminal offences in statutory instruments are provided for in primary
| Bread-large white sliced loaf | Average price | Percentage change from previous year | |
| (pence/loaf) | (actual) | (in real terms)1 | |
| 1990 | 50 | +4·7 | -4·4 |
| 1991 | 53 | +6·1 | +0·3 |
| 1992 | 54 | +1·3 | -2·4 |
| 1 Deflated by All Items RPI. | |||
| Breakmaking wheat | Average price | Percentage change from previous year | |
| (£/tonne ex-farm) | (actual) | (in real terms)1 | |
| 1990 | 118·27 | +3·7 | -5·2 |
| 1991 | 132·28 | +11·8 | +5·6 |
| 1992 | 135·01 | +2·1 | -1·6 |
| 1 Deflated by All Items RPI. | |||
legislation. It is estimated that in the last five years the Department has been responsible for 55 statutory instruments introducing criminal offences which still exist.