Food and Water (Safety)

Part of Opposition Day – in the House of Commons at 4:49 pm on 21 February 1989.

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Photo of Robin Cook Robin Cook , Livingston 4:49, 21 February 1989

I readily accept what the Secretary of State says about the promise of regulations in this area. The Government have been promising regulations in this area since they issued a consultative document in June 1987. Can the Secretary of State explain to the House why, 20 months later, no action has been taken on that consultative document, despite the growing evidence of listeriosis? If it really is necessary for his Department to take 20 leisurely months to consult over one statutory instrument, could we please have 20 months of consultation on the White Paper before he dismantles the National Health Service?