§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of abattoirs in Northern Ireland and their combined average throughput in(a) 1970, (b) 1980, (c) 1990, (d) 1991 and (e) 1992; and what are the most recent figures available.
§ Mr. Hanley[holding answer 26 May 1993]: Annual statistics maintained by the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland are given in the table. Data are not available in the form requested before 1975.
Year Number of plants Average annual throughput per plant (Livestock units) 1 1975 22 38,096 1980 21 47,786 1990 23 42,105 1991 22 42,786 1992 20 48,216 19932 19 10,978 1 One livestock unit—one adult bovine/seven sheep/three pigs. 2 At 31 March 1993.