§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if all sheep exported from the United Kingdom to Spain for slaughter and for further fattening(a) have been and (b) will be slaughtered in abattoirs which are guaranteed by the Spanish Government as complying with directive 74/577/EEC requiring the stunning of animals before slaughter.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe answer given to the hon. Member for Glanford and Scunthorpe (Mr. Morley) on 16 February,Official Report, column 847, set out the arrangements for ensuring that animals for immediate slaughter in Spain would be sent only to slaughterhouses that the Spanish authorities had confirmed as meeting Community welfare rules. These arrangements do not apply to animals for further fattening. The Government have, however, agreed further safeguards with the Spanish authorities under which they will carry out checks to ensure that consignments for slaughter or further fattening are correctly described.