§ 27. Miss Fookesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many consignments of live food animals have been exported since the resumption of the trade in January 1975 to the latest convenient date; and how many of these consignments have been accompanied by his Department's veterinary officers throughout, that is, on board ship or plane on the Continent to their final destination.
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§ Mr. BishopWhile the numbers of animals exported are recorded, no record is kept of the number of separate consignments. Veterinary officers of my Department have, since the resumption of the export trade in January 1975, accompanied 39 consignments of exported live food animals to the port or airport at which they were disembarked; in addition they have accompanied 17 consignments of breeding animals to the port or airport of disembarkation. In three of these 56 cases the animals were accompanied to their destination.