§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what checks were made that the calves unable to be flown from Coventry airport on 3 February were fed, watered and rested every 15 hours; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. BrowningTwo consignments of calves that had arrived at the airport were returned to their premises of origin after planned flights were disrupted by demonstrators. A third consignment was turned back before reaching the airport. Two of the three would have reached their premises of origin within the 15-hour statutory period. The third could not and the calves were therefore returned under a notice requiring their feeding and watering immediately on arrival at the home premises.
As a result of this incident we are now insisting that exporters make contingency arrangements for the animals to be lairaged in premises near the airport in the event of similar disruptions.