Cattle Carcases (Hansard, 25 July 1997)

§ Mr. Green
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many cattle carcases are currently held in cold storage in Kent. [10354]

§ Mr. Rooker
No carcases from cattle slaughtered under the over-30-months scheme are currently being held in cold storage in Kent, although some 160 tonnes of intervention beef is being stored in the county. Information on commercial stocks of beef in cold storage in Kent is not available centrally.

§ Mr. Green
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the cold store facilities currently available to take over-30-months scheme cattle in Kent. [10356]

§ Mr. Rooker
Four cold stores in Kent have been used for the storage of over-30-months scheme material. These are at Paddock Wood, Gillingham, Swanley and Thamesport. All of these stores have now been emptied of OTMS material and contracts are in the process of being terminated. We do not envisage the need to store OTMS material in cold stores in the future.