§ Mr. ProsserTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many pigs were exported for(a) breeding, (b) slaughter and (c) further fattening (i) during 1996 and (ii) to date in 1997; and if he will make a statement. [4867]
§ Mr. RookerInformation on the numbers of pigs escorted in 1996 and 1997 can be obtained in the form requested only at disproportionate cost. Official Overseas Trade Statistics show that approximately 340,000 pigs were exported from the United Kingdom in 1996 and approximately 34,450 were exported up to the end of March 1997. More recent figures are not yet available. These figures remain provisional and subject to amendment.