§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will list the proposals he has put to the EEC on the knacker industry;
291W(2)what is the Government's policy on the knacker industry;
(3)what representations he has had from the United Kingdom's knackermen.
§ Mr. MacleanCommission proposals for the disposal of animal waste including dead and casualty stock have recently been presented to Council. They could have serious implications for the means by which casualty animals are disposed of in the United Kingdom. I will be seeking a solution which adequately reflects both the needs of the industries concerned and the requirements of animal and public health. Organisations representing the industry have been consulted on the proposals and are being kept fully informed of developments.
Country 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 France 712 739 1,370 1,787 1,553 Belgium/Luxembourg 492 474 999 623 1,310 Netherlands 7,365 6,944 8,172 7,873 10,051 Federal Republic of Germany 282 148 123 238 1,047 Italy 1,721 1,890 769 760 773 Ireland 1,347 1,649 1,554 1,225 2,169 Denmark 38 188 38 40 102 Greece — — — — 105 Switzerland — — — — 42 Portugal 163 140 288 547 283 Spain 5,862 7,701 9,838 11,393 9,481 Yugoslavia 822 1,088 1,236 945 1,098 Turkey 158 350 869 1,161 1,289 Poland 2,703 3,858 5,087 6,851 5,907 Czechoslovakia 0 40 39 105 92 Hungary 188 83 175 547 682 Romania 0 0 87 95 157 Bulgaria 0 78 183 73 95 Egypt 0 1 0 17 15 Kenya 66 107 200 201 435 Uganda — — — — 1 Zambia 49 109 102 21 7 South Africa 40 84 39 48 26 United States of America 216 180 324 505 715 Canada — — — — 5 Mexico 90 21 21 65 21 Guatemala — — 10 — 5 Costa Rica — — 1 1 27 Colombia — — 1 1 4 Ecuador 7 36 29 0 13 Chile 19 43 40 52 492 Uruguay — — — — 1 Israel 492 331 147 150 168 United Arab Emirates — — — — 22 Sri Lanka — — — — 1 Australia 4 0 28 79 34 New Zealand 102 208 72 84 194 Source: Eurostat.