HC Deb 06 November 1987 vol 121 c913W
Mr. William Ross

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many sheep and lambs, and in what areas of England and Wales, are still under restriction for sale as a result of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Mr. Donald Thompson

In England there are no restrictions on the sale of sheep. However, I estimate that some 126,000 sheep in and from part of Cumbria are still subject to post-Chernobyl movement and slaughter controls. The position in Wales is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.