§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans he has to restrict the export of ewes for outdoor religious slaughter in France. [19908]
§ Mrs. Browning[holding answer 12 March 1997]: The Department's powers to regulate sheep exports are exercisable only in relation to the legal provisions concerned with the welfare of animals during transport. We shall apply the relevant rules thoroughly in the usual way. Enforcement of the rules concerned with welfare at slaughter in France is a matter for the French authorities.