§ Dr. PalmerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 20 April 1998,Official Report, columns 488–89, how many of the pigs exported for breeding purposes in 1997 were exported in consignments of (a) 200 to 299, (b) 300 to 399, (c) 400 to 499 and (d) over 500 pigs per lorry; and from which ports these consignments departed. [48027]
§ Mr. RookerThe figures given in my answer of 20 April were corrected in my pursuant answer of 5 May 1998,Official Report, columns 303–04. Information on the numbers of animals per lorry and the ports through which they were exported could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Information is, however, available on the numbers of animals per certified consignment as follows:
Consignment size (pigs for breeding) Number of certificates issued (a) 200–299 88 (b) 300–399 56 (c) 400–499 31 (d) over 500 15 This information was obtained from Departmental computer records. They remain provisional and subject to amendment.