HC Deb 25 April 1994 vol 242 c78W
Mr. Morley

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what measures she is taking to ensure that British animals exported for slaughter to Spain are killed in accordance with legislation designated to ensure humane slaughter.

Mr. Soames

I refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave him on 16 February,Official Report, column 847.

Mr. Morley

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farm animals are exported by species from Britain for(a) further fattening and (b) slaughter in each year since 1985.

Mr. Soames

Figures for exports from Great Britain in the years 1985 to 1992 are given in the following table. Figures are not available for 1993.

under the Animal Health Act 1981. The information is not collected centrally. The recording of deaths of animals during transport from Great Britain which occurred within the territory of another member state would be a matter for the member state concerned.