§ 42. Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many United Kingdom abattoirs, fully up to export standard, are working below capacity.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe Meat and Livestock Commission has recently published a report on the slaughtering sector which concludes that there is substantial excess capacity in the industry as a whole, but this does not distinguish between those abattoirs which are and are not licensed for export.