§ 1991. Mr. CohenTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the overall mortality rate, dead on arrival or dying in quarantine, of wild-caught birds imported into the United Kingdom in(a) 1990 and (b)
§ Mr. SoamesThe percentages given below relate to imports into Great Britain and are drawn from the Ministry's studies, "Importation of Birds—Mortality Statistics from Quarantine Returns", copies of which were placed in the Library of the House. The statistics do not distinguish wild-caught from captive bred birds.
Overall mortality rate Per cent. 1990 12.32 1991 14.81