HC Deb 19 January 1978 vol 942 cc338-9W
38. Miss Fookes

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will announce the results of his inquiry into the export of live animals for slaughter.

49. Mr. Hugh Jenkins

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when his investigations into the export of live food animals will be completed; and if he will publish the report.

Mr. Strang

I refer the hon. Member and my hon. Friend to the reply given earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Hemel Hempstead (Mr. Corbett).

Mr. James Johnson

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in the light of the public concern about the conditions under which live food animals are exported to the Continent, whether he remains satisfied with these conditions at the present time; and when he will be able to announce the findings of the review which he set up last July.

Mr. Strang

An examination of present conditions forms part of the investigation of the export trade in live food animals which is being conducted. As I said in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Hemel Hempstead (Mr. Corbett) earlier today, the results should be available to Ministers shortly, and when they have been studied a statement will be made to the House on the conclusions reached and the reasons for them.