Cattle Cull (Hansard, 20 January 1997)

§ Mrs. Helen Jackson
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 13 January,Official Report, column 157, if he will list the locations of the dry warehouses in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, in which meat and bonemeal from animals slaughtered under the over-30-months scheme is stored, and the cold storage depots in the United Kingdom. [11305]

§ Mr. Baldry
The locations of the dry warehouses and cold storage depots referred to in my previous answer are as follows:

Location Number of dry warehouses Number of cold storage depots

England

Wellingborough — 1

Gillingham, Kent — 1

Grimsby — 2

Craven Arms — 1

Bristol — 2

London — 1

Lancaster — 1

Taunton — 1

Hull — 2

Tonbridge — 1

Exeter 1 1

Gainsborough — 1

Hereford — 1

Manchester — 2

Richmond — 1

Liverpool 1 1

Stoke on Trent — 1

Sheffield — 1

Wallsend — 1

Swanley — 1

Cambridge — 1

Wigan — 1

Preston 1 —

Wrangton 1 —

Longton 1 —

N. Ireland

Ardglass — 1

Dundrum — 1

Craigavon — 2

Newtown Butler — 1

Belfast 2 —

Newtownstewarat 1 —

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Location Number of dry warehouses Number of cold storage depots

Mallusk 1 —

Lisnaskea — 1

Scotland

Fraserburgh — 1

Glasgow — 1

Locabriggs — 1

Inverness — 1

Ross Shire — 1

Aberdeen — 1

Fife 1

Kirknewton 1 —

Wales

Cardiff — 1

Newport — 1

Gaerwen — 1

In addition, over-30-months scheme carcases have been stored at two container sites, one in Kent and the other in Hull. I regret that these were omitted in my previous answer.

§ Mrs. Jackson
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the weekly cost of storage of(a) rendered meat and bonemeal and (b) carcases of cattle slaughtered under the over-30-months scheme; and when he expects the disposal to be completed. [11306]

§ Mr. Baldry
The weekly cost of storage depends upon stock levels. It is currently around £45,000 for rendered meat and bonemeal and £220,000 for unrendered carcase material. Disposal will be completed at a pace determined by control requirements and the availability of rendering and incineration capacity.

§ Mrs. Jackson
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what disposal options others than high-temperature incineration are under consideration for cattle slaughtered and rendered under the over-30-months scheme. [11307]

§ Mr. Baldry
None.

Location	Number of dry warehouses	Number of cold storage depots
England
Wellingborough	—	1
Gillingham, Kent	—	1
Grimsby	—	2
Craven Arms	—	1
Bristol	—	2
London	—	1
Lancaster	—	1
Taunton	—	1
Hull	—	2
Tonbridge	—	1
Exeter	1	1
Gainsborough	—	1
Hereford	—	1
Manchester	—	2
Richmond	—	1
Liverpool	1	1
Stoke on Trent	—	1
Sheffield	—	1
Wallsend	—	1
Swanley	—	1
Cambridge	—	1
Wigan	—	1
Preston	1	—
Wrangton	1	—
Longton	1	—
N. Ireland
Ardglass	—	1
Dundrum	—	1
Craigavon	—	2
Newtown Butler	—	1
Belfast	2	—
Newtownstewarat	1	—