§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what discussions he has held and intends to hold with hauliers in relation to provisions for carrying small livestock.
§ Mrs. BrowningOfficials have held one meeting with the various interests concerned with the carriage of small livestock by courier service. No further meetings are currently planned.
§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many livestock animals were classed as unfit to travel in each year since 1989.
§ Mrs. BrowningThe available information is given in the following table, excluding 1993 when no figures were available. The figures relate to animals inspected prior to export from Great Britain.
Member State Number Belgium — Denmark 1 France (to 1 September 1994) 9 Germany 4 Greece — Ireland (to 21 September 1994) 97 Italy 2 Luxembourg — Netherlands — Portugal 10 Spain — United Kingdom 139,893