HC Deb 29 July 1997 vol 299 c114W
Mr. Hancock

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he has taken to ensure that animals exported from the United Kingdom receive(a) the mid-journey break and (b) the 24-hour break, required by directive 95/92/EC, after they have left the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. [10280]

Mr. Morley

Enforcement of the rest period requirements of EU directive 95/29 is the responsibility of the authorities of the member state in which a rest is required to take place. For our own part, the Government will not hesitate to use the sanctions provided by the directive against transporters who are shown to have made false declarations about the journeys they have undertaken.