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Viscount Long
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether, for each employee of the Veterinary Public Health Unit of the Joint Food Standards and Safety Group within the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food who has visited countries outside the European Union in 1998 or 1999, they will list (a) the countries; (b) the date of the visit and its duration; (c) the grade of the employee; (d) the total cost of each visit; and (e) the purpose of the visit. [HL3453]
Lord Donoughue
The information requested is given in the table below.
| Country Visited | Date/Duration | Employee Grade | Approximate Total Cost (Excluding Salary) | Purpose of Visit |
| Australia | February 98 13 days | Veterinary Advisor (7) | £4,500 | Attend Codex Committee on Food Import and Export inspection and Certification Systems. |
| USA | February 98 23 days | Veterinary Meat Hygiene Adviser (7) | £5,900 | Attend USDA Foreign Inspector Training Course (to facilitate exports to USA) |
| Hungary | March 98 6 days | Veterinary Advisor (7) | Paid by EC | Member State expert on EC visit to review veterinary controls in Third Country |
| Czech Republic | March 98 9 days | Veterinary Meat Hygiene Adviser (7) | Paid by EC | Member State expert on EC visit to review veterinary controls in Third Country |
| Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania | June 98 9 days | Veterinary Meat Hygiene Adviser (7) | Paid by EC | Member State expert on EC visit to review veterinary controls in Third Country |
| Latvia | November 98 5 days | Veterinary Advisor (7) | Paid by EC | Member State expert on EC visit to review veterinary controls in Third Country |
Country Visited
| Date/Duration
| Employee Grade
| Approximate Total Cost (Excluding Salary)
| Purpose of Visit
|
| Kenya/Uganda/Mozambique | November/December 98 23 days | Veterinary Meat Hygiene Adviser (7) | Paid by EC | Member State expert on EC visit to review veterinary controls in Third Country |
| Iceland | October 98 6 days | Veterinary Advisor (7) | Paid by EC | Member State expert on EC visit to review veterinary controls in Third Country |
| USA | January 99 21 days | Veterinary Meal Hygiene Adviser (7) | £7,200 | Attend USDA Foreign Inspector Training Course (to facilitate exports to USA) |
| Thailand | February 99 12 days | Veterinary Head (SCS) and Veterinary Advisor (7) | £8,000 | Imported Food Regulations inspection of poultry meat plants approved to export to EU |
| Australia | February/March 99 18 days | Deputy Veterinary Head (6) | £6,000 | Attend Codex Committee on Food Import and Export inspection and Certification Systems. Attend World Conference on Meat and Poultry Inspection |
| Poland | March 99 1 day | Assistant Chief Veterinary Officer | £800 | Present paper to food safety and hygiene seminar |
| China | May/June 99 20 days | Veterinary Meat Hygiene Adviser (7) | Paid by EC | Member State expert on EC visit to review veterinary controls in Third Country |
| Hungary | June 99 6 days | Veterinary Meat Hygiene Adviser (7) | Paid by CCFIDI Hungary | Advice on EC requirements |