§ Mr. EtheringtonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many broiler chickens were dead on arrival at UK poultry slaughterhouses in (i) 1997 and (ii) 1998. [86207]
§ Mr. RookerThe information requested is as follows:
Total throughput Dead on arrival 1997 Great Britain 709,291,374 1,350,338 Northern Ireland 60,270,049 172,701 1998 Great Britain 713,047,348 1,128,655 Northern Ireland 61,774,233 115,176 Please note that the total throughput figures provided for Great Britain for 1997 and 1998 are not directly comparable, owing to the method for collecting these data having changed slightly.