§ Miss Maynardasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether the grant paid by the Government to the British Agricultural Export Council is used in any way to encourage the export of live animals.
§ Mr. MeacherMy Department, on the advice of the British Overseas Trade Board, currently provides a grant to the British Agricultural Export Council for export promotion activities. The council's remit is to promote all agricultural exports, including live animals for breeding purposes and, following the debate in the House on the O'Brien Report on 16th January 1975, for slaughter.