§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimate he has made of the number of carcases that were destroyed by(a) professional knackermen and (b) hunt incinerators in (i) 1997–98 and (ii) 1998–99. [117957]
§ Ms Quin[holding answer 6 April 2000]: Records are not collected of the number of animal carcases destroyed by knackermen or hunt kennels and no estimates were made of the numbers destroyed during 1997–98 or 1998–99.
§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he last issued advice to farmers on methods of disposal of fallen stock. [117960]
§ Ms Quin[holding answer 6 April 2000]: Advice on the disposal of fallen stock was last given to farmers when the Water Code was revised and re-issued in October 1998. A summary of the Water, Air and Soil Codes, which included this advice was circulated with IACS information to 80,000 farmers in February 1999.