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Angela Smith

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Point of Order
Thursday 14th February 2013

(11 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Heath Portrait Mr Heath
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The hon. Gentleman summates the whole position very well. The most important thing is to have effective investigation, to find the evidence, and on the basis of that evidence, to take action, and that is what we are doing.

Angela Smith Portrait Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab)
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May I ask the Minister for a simple answer to a simple question: when did he order that horse carcases should be released from abattoirs after they had been found to be clean of bute? [Interruption.]

David Heath Portrait Mr Heath
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The hon. Member for Luton South (Gavin Shuker) says helpfully, “It’s in the folder.” [Interruption.] We have had rather a lot of dates in our heads in this unfolding situation, and I make no apologies for not being able to give—[Interruption.] I cannot find the date in here. I am not going to give the hon. Lady a wrong answer; I will find it and tell her later.

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