Baroness Blood – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Blood on 2016-10-11.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the most recent meetings they have had with the Association of Port Health Authorities.
Lord Prior of Brampton
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) can confirm since June 2016, FSA officials have met for discussions with Port Health Authority officials from the following ports:
– Belfast
– Felixstowe
– Southampton
– Gatwick
– Doncaster
– Heathrow
An official from the FSA will provide a presentation on imports and exports policy at the Association of Port Health Authorities (APHA) annual general meeting on Wednesday 30th November 2016. At the meeting, APHA members will be encouraged to provide their thoughts and views on the future work of Port Health Authorities in the United Kingdom.
A number of large UK ports are no longer members of APHA. These ports have formed another group which hold regular (quarterly) ‘Major Ports Forum’ meetings. The FSA, The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and The Animal and Plant Health Agency actively participate in all of these meetings.
The Government will continue to collaborate with Port Health Authorities going forward to ensure impacts on Port Health Authorities are fully considered in any policy making decisions.
