§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what restrictions apply to the interval between export and slaughter in respect of cattle exported(a) for further fattening and (b) for breeding from Northern Ireland. [38416]
§ Mr. AncramPrior to the present ban on the export of bovines, Commission decision 94/474 permitted only the export of calves less than six months old to member states providing they were slaughtered before the age of six months. Such calves are required to remain on the premises designated on the export health certificate until moved directly to slaughter.
Animals born in Northern Ireland are not exported to member states for breeding purposes.
There are no restrictions on the interval between export and slaughter in respect of cattle exported for (a) further fattening and (b) for breeding from Northern Ireland to third countries.