§ Mr. D. G. SOMERVILLEasked the Minister of Agriculture the number of horses which have been exported from this country during the last 12 months; the ports from which they have been exported; the uses for which they have been intended; and the number of refusals to export which have been recorded by his inspectors?
§ Mr. N. BUXTONDuring the 12 months ended 28th February, 1930, the latest period of 12 months for which figures are available, 9,965 horses have been exported from Great Britain to the Continent. The ports from which they were shipped are Folkestone, Goole, Harwich, Hull, Leith, London and Southampton. According to information furnished to the Ministry's inspectors at the time of shipment, 4,719 of these were intended for immediate slaughter on arrival abroad. The remainder include horses exported for use as army remounts, hunters, polo ponies and for ordinary working purposes. During the same period, 1,564 horses presented for shipment were rejected by the Ministry's inspectors.