§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) how many(a) sheep, (b) calves and (c) pigs were exported from the United Kingdom in each month of 1996 for (i) slaughter, (ii) further fattening and (iii) breeding; [13543]
(2) how many piglets of less than 12 weeks of age were exported for production or breeding during 1996; [14605]
(3) how many pigs were exported for slaughter during 1996. [14606]
§ Mrs. Browning[holding answer 31 January 1997]This information can be provided in the detail requested only at disproportionate cost. Figures for exports of sheep 77W and cattle are given in the table. The information was gathered from internal Ministry sources. Most of the animals were exported for slaughter or further fattening.
1996 Sheep Cattle January 57,300 35,500 February 24,200 20,000 March 20,000 12,600 April 300 0 May 68 0 June 2,500 0 July 152,500 0 August 127,300 0 September 131,200 0 October 121,500 0 November 93,000 0 December 75,500 0
£000s 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 (a) Poultry — — — 4 1,237 1,779 1,709 (b) Cattle 1,819 682 372 1,463 4,797 12,440 27,699 (c) Others — 458 277 — 169 116 8 Total 1,819 1,140 649 1,467 6,203 14,335 29,416