HC Deb 07 May 1934 vol 289 cc723-4
60. Sir GIFFORD FOX

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether any means exist or can be introduced to show the proportion of cattle and horses, including Army remounts, originating from the Free State and exported to this country by way of Northern Ireland?

The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Hore-Belisha)

I regret that the figure desired by my hon. Friend is not available, but I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT certain particulars of imports of cattle and horses from the Irish Free State which he may find helpful.

Following are the particulars :

The approximate number and value of cattle and horses imported from the Irish Free State into Great Britain and Northern Ireland during the calendar year 1933 were as follow :

No. Valus.
£
Cattle 591,400 5,619,400
Horses 4,800 184,700

These included imports into Northern Ireland via the Land Boundary as follow :

No. Valus.
£
Cattle 112,500 828,800
Horses 2,700 33,500