§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what weight of(a) meat and bonemeal and (b) carcases from cattle slaughtered in the over-30-months scheme have been transported from mainland Britain to Northern Ireland; and at what cost. [13625]
§ Mr. BaldryNo meat and bonemeal or carcases from cattle slaughtered in the over-30-months scheme have been transported from mainland Britain to Northern Ireland.
§ Mrs. JacksonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what have been the transportation costs in each of the last 12 months of moving BSE waste and carcases between storage, rendering and disposal sites. [13626]
§ Mr. BaldryBSE suspects are killed on farm and transported to incinerators for destruction. Transport costs are not recorded separately but are included in an account which covers the costs of transport, incineration and disposal, drugs and miscellaneous other expenses for disposal of BSE suspects. The total expenditure under this account for each month in 1996 was:
Month Amount £ January 327,016 February 205,336 March 407,416 April 140,599 May 234,538 June 213,368 July 215,727 August 141,949 September 155,235 October 248,798 November 162,440 December 153,149 Total 2,605,571 Transportation costs could be separated only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mrs. JacksonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many and what tonnage of cattle carcases destroyed in the over-30-months scheme are currently being stored in the four dry warehouses and six cold storage depots in Northern Ireland in(a) tonnes and (b) number of cattle carcases. [13624]
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§ Mr. BaldryThe information requested is as follows:
Tonnes Number of cattle Dry stores1 34,390 — Cold stores2 15,535 45,610 1 As at 17 January 1997. 2 Current.