HC Deb 12 March 1996 vol 273 cc574-5W
Mr. Heppell

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the national regulations, orders and rules which apply to bovine animals of under 15 days of age. [19888]

Mrs. Browning

There are nearly 3,500 provisions in UK legislation relating to animals, many of which will apply to calves. These provisions can be found in volume 2 of the current editions of Halsbury's Statutes and Halsbury's Statutory Instruments, copies of which can be found in the Library of the House.

The only legislation which includes provisions referring to bovine animals under 15 days of age is European Council directive 64/432/EEC, which is implemented in Great Britain by the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations 1995.

Mr. Heppell

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will announce the results of his inquiry into the allegations contained in the Channel 4 "Dispatches" programme on the inspection of calves exported through Dover. [19896]

Mrs. Browning

I refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave him on 5 March 1996,Official Report column 126.

Mr. Heppell

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many(a) bovine, (b) ovine and (c) porcine animals were rejected at the point of export health certification as unfit to travel for each month of 1995. [19887]

Mrs. Browning

The number of cattle, sheep and pigs rejected at the point of export certification as unfit to travel for each month of 1995 is summarised in the table:

Month Cattle Sheep Pigs
January 171 987 101
February 89 523 83
March 135 367 101
Month Cattle Sheep Pigs
April 134 323 93
May 180 122 153
June 117 123 121
July 129 270 106
August 178 737 45
September 117 725 54
October 64 812 123
November 56 621 74
December 50 676 95