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date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Aspartame
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in which countries aspartame has been banned; and for what reason each such ban has been enacted.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	26682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>We are advised by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) that aspartame is permitted in all European Union Member States. It is also permitted in those countries aligned to EU legislation participating in the European Economic Area and European Free Trade Association.</p><p> </p><p>Aspartame has also been evaluated for safety by The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives and provisions for its use are included in the international Codex Alimentarius General Standard on Food Additives.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the FSA is not aware of any countries where aspartame is banned, it is possible there are countries which do not have legislation regulating the use of aspartame or other food additives.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/02/2016 09:40:31 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

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date	09/02/2016
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Iraq: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, whether he has had discussions with the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic on the sale of Czech war planes to Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	26378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>I met the Czech Prime Minister in Prague on 22 January. We discussed reforming the UK’s relationship with the EU, the migration crisis, the international Syria donors conference, Syria and our shared fight against Daesh, and the sale of second-hand Czech Airforce aircraft to Iraq. I confirmed the UK was content for the sale of the Czech aircraft to proceed and welcomed the contribution this, and the Czechs, are making to the Coalition effort against Daesh.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 15/02/2016 15:31:11 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan