§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate he has made of the net balance of advantage to the national economy of the export of live animals for slaughter.
§ Sir G. HoweI have not made an estimate of this nature; in view of the assumptions required about the economic factors involved it would not be helpful to attempt it.
§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many cattle, sheep and pigs, respectively, were exported in November and in December 1972; and what were the comparable figures for 1971.
§ Sir G. HoweInformation for November 1971, December 1971 and November 1972 is given in Table VI of 199W the appropriate issue of the monthly Overseas Trade Statistics; that for December 1972 will be given in the December issue due to be published on 26th January.