Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (No 2) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SSI 2004/322)<br />Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning)<br />(West Coast) (No 5) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SSI 2004/323)
Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning)<br />(West Coast) (No 6) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SSI 2004/330)<br />Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning)<br />(West Coast) (No 7) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SSI 2004/341)
Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Irish Sea) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SSI 2004/340)<br />Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning)<br />(East Coast) (No 2) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SSI 2004/378)
Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (No 3) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SSI 2004/352)<br />Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning)<br />(West Coast) (No 9) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SSI 2004/359)
Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning)<br />(West Coast) (No 8) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SSI 2004/344)
Item 4 is on subordinate legislation. The committee is being asked to consider nine instruments subject to the affirmative procedure regarding amnesic and diarrhetic shellfish poisoning. The Minister for Health and Community Care, Malcolm Chisholm, is here with his official, Martin Reid, from the Food Standards Agency Scotland. The Subordinate Legislation Committee made no comments on the nine instruments. Does any member wish to seek clarification from the minister and his official on any instrument?
I do not need clarification, but I will give the reasons why I oppose the instruments if you wish.
You have no questions at this stage. Are you content to have an exchange now with the minister, or would you rather engage in a formal debate?
We do not need a formal debate on a position that I have held and declared openly in the Parliament. We have debated the subject in the past. The position is simple: I do not understand why the minister will not consider end-product testing. The evidence for its efficacy exists and the process is acceptable in Europe. Using it would do less damage to our communities and maintain public health and safety. I stand by that. If the minister wishes to challenge that, it is up to him.
The industry performs end-product testing. End-product testing and the statutory controls that we must exercise are being confused. This is not an either/or situation: both must be done.
Does David Davidson have any further comments?
No. The situation is just a variation on the past.
Does any member wish to debate the instruments?
No.
Does any member object to a single question being put on the motions?
No.
I invite the minister to move motions S2M-1603 to S2M-1607 and S2M-1668 to S2M-1671 en bloc.
Will I do that formally or do you want a speech?
You can move the motions formally if you wish. If you want to make a speech, make it short.
Motions moved,
That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (No.2) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SSI 2004/322) be approved.
That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.5) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SSI 2004/323) be approved.
That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.6) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SSI 2004/330) be approved.
That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.7) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SSI 2004/341) be approved.
That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Irish Sea) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SSI 2004/340) be approved.
That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning) (East Coast) (No.2) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SSI 2004/378) be approved.
That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (Orkney) (No.3) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SSI 2004/352) be approved.
That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.9) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SSI 2004/359) be approved.
That the Health Committee recommends that the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning) (West Coast) (No.8) (Scotland) Order 2004 (SSI 2004/344) be approved.—[Malcolm Chisholm.]
The question is, that motions S2M-1603 to S2M-1607 and S2M-1668 to S2M-1671 be agreed to. Are we agreed?
No.
There will be a division.
For
The result of the division is: For 6, Against 1, Abstentions 1.
Motions agreed to.
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