Milk Development Council

HC Deb 20 April 1998 vol 310 cc487-8W

Sir Raymond Powell

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects the review of the Milk Development Council to be completed. [38814]

Numbers of sheep and pigs certified for export from the United Kingdom in 1997
Country	Sheep	Pigs
	Slaughter	Further fattening	Breeding	Slaughter	Further fattening	Breeding
Belgium	-	17,677	144	300	4,876	41,895
Canada	-	-	-	-	-	600
Chile	-	-	-	-	-	270
China	-	-	-	-	-	795
Czech Republic	-	-	-	-	-	564
Denmark	-	-	-	-	-	1,064
Falkland Islands	-	-	-	-	-	25
France	28,294	201,073	413	-	-	24,739
Germany	-	14,561	1	253	7,219	43,041
Greece	-	-	-	-	-	689
Hungary	-	-	-	-	-	94
Italy	-	1,815	-	2,561	321	9,551
Japan	-	-	-	-	-	750

Mr. Rooker

The review of the Milk Development Council was completed in October 1997 and its remit was extended for a further five years with effect from 7 February 1998.