§ 2003 Mr. PatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cattle were slaughtered on average each year during(a) 1976 to 1982, (b) 1982 to 1988, (c) 1988 to 1997 and (d)
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Directive number Directive name Transposition date Date UK transposition completed 2001/047/EC Placing plant protection products on the market 31 December 2001 25 February 2002 2001/048/EC Fixing maximum levels of pesticide residues 28 February 02 25 February 2002 2001/049/EC Placing plant protection products on the market 31 December 2001 25 February 2002 2001/057/EC Fixing maximum levels of pesticide residues 28 February 2002 25 February 2002 2001/064/EC Marketing of fodder plant seed and cereal seed 31 August 2001 5 March 2003 2001/080/EC Limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants 27 November 2002 9 September 2003 2001/081/EC National emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants 1 March 2002 10 January 2003 2001/082/EC Community code relating to veterinary medicine products 27 November 2002 31 March 2003 2001/087/EC Placing of plant protection products on the market to include acibenzolar-s-methyl cyclanilide, ferric phosphate, pymetrozine and pyraflufen-ethyl as active substances 31 March 2002 4 April 2002 2001/088/EC Laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs 1 January 2003 23 October 2003 2001/089/EC Community measures for the control of classical swine fever 31 October 2002 6 October 2003 2001/091/EC Restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (hexachloroethane) 31 December 2002 30 June 2003 2001/093/EC Laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs 1 January 2003 23 October 2003 because of TB, including reactors, dangerous contacts and IRs; and what percentage this represented of the national herd in each case. [150589]
§ Mr. BradshawThe data requested up to and including 1997 are provided in the table:
Period Average number of GB cattle slaughtered per year 1 Percentage of GB national herd 1976–82 955 0.01 1982–88 786 0.01 1988–97 2,215 0.02 1TB reactors plus contacts. Source:
Animal Health—Report of the Chief Veterinary Officer 1976–97.
Provisional data indicate that 21,632 cattle1 were slaughtered in Great Britain between 1 January and 30 November 2003. This equates to 0.24 per cent. of the national herd.
1TB reactors plus contacts. Provisional data downloaded from the State Veterinary Service database on 22 December 2003. Subject to change as more data become available.