HC Deb 07 March 1984 vol 55 cc635-7W
Mr. William Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish in the Official Report a table to show the number and value and categories of pigs, poultry and horses exported from Northern Ireland to (a) the Irish Republic, (b) Great Britain, and (c) the number sent from the Irish Republic to Great Britain through Northern Ireland in the years, or if more convenient, the financial years, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982, respectively.

Mr. Butler

The available information is as follows:

(a) Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland
(i) Pigs
Breeding pigs Culled breeding pigs Clean pigs
Number Value Number Value Number Value
(000) (£000) (000) (£000) (000) (£000)
1978 2.4 172.2 — — 0.5 26.1
1979 1.9 132.1 0.4 24.6 14.2 777.5
1980 1.7 180.2 28.4 1,979.9 242.5 12,269.8
1981 0.9 106.6 39.3 2,769.4 543.1 29,797.7
1982 2.4 335.4 32.0 2,812.2 560.2 35,036.4

(ii) Poultry
Day-old chicks Fowls Other
Number Value Number Value Number Value
(000) (£000) (000) (£000) (000) (£000)
1978 515.6 82.9 91.6 93.9 32.0 38.9
1979 999.4 148.2 101.0 127.4 120.9 126.6
1980 1,025.5 170.5 407.0 370.9 132.6 136.8
1981 1,060.5 169.6 905.2 708.3 1,222.1 896.4
1982 1,447.8 251.2 799.3 484.7 420.9 695.8

(iii) Horses
Pure-bred breeding For slaughter Other
Number Value Number Value Number Value
(000) (£000) (000) (£000) (000) (£000)
1978 0.04 138.1 0.7 142.9 0.5 331.1
1979 0.04 43.0 0.3 72.9 0.5 462.6
1980 0.10 150.3 0.10 27.5 1.0 820.4
1981 0.03 247.7 0.01 1.2 1.3 1,177.9
1982 0.04 47.8 0.02 4.9 0.9 520.3

(b) Northern Ireland to Great Britain
(i) Pigs
Fat Store Breeding
Number Value Number Value Number Value
£ £ £
1978 00 00 141 7,755 45 3,167
1979 — — 357 20,142 50 3,481
1980 — — 00 00 13 1,384
1981 00 00 — — — —
1982 00 00 33 2,194 — —
00 = Numbers insignificant.

(ii) Horses*
Breeding Number Other Number
1978 1,091 1,570
1979 973 1,728
1980 1,411 2,268
1981 1,370 2,100
1982 772 1,685
* Values not available.

(c) Irish Republic to Great Britain through Northern Ireland Horses*
Breeding Other
1978 76 141
1979 71 73
1980 91 177
1981 22 80
1982 35 30
* Values not available.

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