§ Mr. Hancockasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many live animals were exported, by category, in each year since 1980.
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§ Mr. JoplingThe required figures are shown in the table:
Number of live animals exported from United Kingdom 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Cattle 370,445 320,648 287,459 240,154 233,595 173,033 Sheep 393,258 172,178 146,185 92,737 101,408 84,189 Goats 183 221 517 254 218 291 Pigs 298,197 605,792 618,620 571,245 346,063 234,029 Poultry 10,927,967 15,384,856 13,295,767 11,274,078 9,109,978 9,616,865 Horses, asses and mules 10,613 9,273 9,275 8,900 8,883 9,027 Other live animals 3,125 1,735 19,188 4,493 5,030 8,748 Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.