In considering such proposals, special care is taken over the political and military implications of allowing consignments to go overseas.
Enforcement of the legislation governing the health rules for consignments intended for export is the responsibility of the local authority.
Eighteen consignments with a total declared value of £62,500.
A percentage of consignments are also subjected to a physical check, which may include organoleptic checks, temperature checks and laboratory tests for pathogens or contaminants.
There are no official estimates for the revenue lost through smuggling in freight consignments or by air passengers.
I am endeavouring to obtain information as to dates on which the principal consignments were received.
I have not yet been able to procure full information as to the particular consignments referred to in these two questions.
We are investigating the cause of the complaints about the flavour of some consignments and have replaced them from other stocks.
