Cattle and Sheep

HC Deb 28 June 1978 vol 952 c571W

Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Trade from which countries live cattle and sheep are imported into the United Kingdom; and what was the volume from each for the last available 12-month period.

Mr. Meacher

Following is the information for the period May 1977 to April 1978:

CATTLE
	Number
Irish Republic	342,134
Australia	35
France	28
Total	342,197

SHEEP
	Number
Irish Republic	67 167
France	71
Austria	2
Total	67,240

In the period June 1977 to May 1978, 337,117 live cattle and 70,805 live sheep were imported. Details of imports from individual countries in May 1978 are not yet available.

Source: UK Overseas Trade Statistics—SITC (Rev 1) 001.1 and 001.20 (part); SITC (Rev 2) 001.1 and 001.21.