§ Mr. ProsserTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 25 January,Official Report, column 189W, on live animal exports, how many live sheep were exported from the UK in 1999 for breeding. [110810]
§ Ms QuinA total of 2,673 live sheep for breeding were exported from the UK in 1999 to EU member states and to Third Countries.
These figures are derived from the computer system used to issue export health certificates and are subject to updating and amendment.
§ Mr. ProsserTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many live pigs were exported from the UK in 1999 for(a) slaughter, (b) further fattening and (c) breeding in 1999, broken down by each country of destination. [110811]
§ Ms QuinThe total number of live pigs exported from the UK during 1999 for(a) slaughter, (b) further fattening and (c) breeding are shown in the following tables:
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EU member states Pigs for slaughter Pigs for fattening Pigs for breeding Belgium — — 12,922 Denmark — — 140 France — — 5,179 Germany — — 52,991 Greece — — 829 Ireland 83,537 4,205 109 Italy 260 — 6,000 Luxembourg — — 24 Netherlands — — 19,180 Portugal — — 327 Spain — 50 5,214 Total 83,797 4,255 102,915
Non-EU destinations Pigs for slaughter Pigs for fattening Pigs for breeding Canada — — 300 Croatia — — 190 Czech Republic — — 273 India — — 100 Isle of Man — — 2 Japan — — 846 Kenya — — 10 Latvia — — 139 Mexico — — 26 Poland — — 8 Slovenia — — 181 South Korea — — 525 St. Helena — — 20 Switzerland — — 6 Thailand — — 146 China — — 1,780 U.S.A. — — 120 Total 0 0 4,672 These figures are derived from the computer system used to issue export health certificates and are subject to updating and amendment.