HC Deb 11 January 1996 vol 269 c322W
Mr. David Nicholson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received from(a) individual farmers and (b) farming organisations about the practical consequences of implementing EC directive 95/29 on livestock transport in sparsely populated areas. [8201]

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

Of the 91 formal responses from organisations in Scotland to the consultation paper issued in October last year on the implementation of EC directive 95/29, 36 have offered specific comments on livestock transport in sparsely populated areas. These comprise 29 responses from farming organisations and seven from individuals who are, or are associated with, farmers.