§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many consignments of sheep were imported into the United Kingdom (i) in November and (ii) in December to date; how many sheep were included in each consignment; what was the place of departure on the continent for each consignment; and what was the total time for each journey. [9661]
§ Mrs. Browning[holding answer on 17 December 1996]: No consignments of sheep were imported from the continent during November. In December two consignments were imported through Dover and 2 and 5 December. They originated from points of departure in south eastern France, and travelled via a lairage in Belgium. These consignments contained 299 and 285 animals respectively. We have no information on the total time for these journeys.