HC Deb 26 January 1995 vol 253 c357W
Mr. Harry Greenway

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many live farm animals were exported in(a) 1994 and (b) 1979; and if he will make a statement.

Mrs. Browning

Data for 1994 are not yet available. Published figures for 1993 and 1979 are given in the table below. Data for 1993 are provisional, and are thought to under-record the true level of exports.

Numbers of farm animals exported
1993 1979
Cattle 391,130 506,491
Sheep 662,846 445,438
Goats 136 483
Pigs 151,149 41,171
Poultry 20,450,736 9,386,293

Source: Her Majesty's Customs and Excise.