§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has any proposals to monitor the range of prices that different renderers charge knackers across the country.
§ Mr. MacleanAlthough some information is obtained regularly by the Ministry on the broad movement of collection charges by renderers, I have no intention of setting up a formal monitoring system in relation to the financial arrangements between knackers and renderers.
§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list, in tonnes, the amount of waste arising from knackers' yards in each year since 1986.
§ Mr. MacleanThe information in the form requested is not available. However, it is estimated that the animal waste arising from knackers' yards accounts for between 5 per cent. and 10 per cent. of the material processed by the rendering industry. The rendering industry currently processes up to 1.75 million tonnes of animal waste a year.