§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for(a) 1970, (b) 1975, (c) 1980, (d) 1985 and (e) for each available year after 1990 the number of abattoirs operating in each county and in Wales as a whole; and if he will make a statement. [26554]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesFigures for the numbers of abattoirs before 1993 are derived from records of state veterinary service visits made at the end of each year as set out in the chief veterinary officer's reports for those years. The information for 1970 and 1975 is not available in the form requested and information for individual counties up to 1993 can be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The number of abattoirs operating in Wales was 62 in 1980, 72 in 1985, 60 in 1990, 55 in 1991 and 54 in 1992. From 1993, information on slaughterhouses relates to numbers licensed, and at the end of 1993 and 1994, the number of licensed abattoirs in Wales by county was as follows:
County 1993 1994 Clwyd 10 11 Dyfed 7 7 Gwent 3 3 Gwynedd 7 7 Mid Glamorgan 2 2 Powys 6 6 South Glamorgan — — West Glamorgan 4 4 Total 39 40