§ Mr. Hardyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the number of cattle sold for slaughter overseas during the first quarter of 1973 and the proportion of such cattle so exported; and what was the quantity of beef exported during this period.
§ Mrs. FennerThe number of cattle, excluding breeding animals, exported for slaughter—excluding the Irish Republic—in the first quarter of 1973 was 14,857 head. This amounted to 1.8 per cent. of home-fed marketings.
Beef and veal exports during the first quarter of 1973 were 12,003 tons.