§ Mr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many lambs were marked blue and relased for further fattening in the United Kingdom between 28 September 1987 and 10 January 1988.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonA total of 6,497 lambs of not more than one year old were marked blue under the "mark and release" arrangements in the United Kingdom between 28 September 1987 and 10 January 1988.
Marked blue and released for further fattening from 28 September 1987 to 10 January 1988 Lambs Sheep Total Cumbria 248 135 383 Wales 1,546 209 1,755 Scotland 4,689 8,903 13,592 Northern Ireland 14 110 9,357 124 6,497 9,357 15,854