§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the countries from which live cattle were imported to the United Kingdom in each of the last five years and the number of live cattle imported from each of those countries in each of those years. [120567]
§ Mr. Nick Brown[holding answer 3 May 2000]: The number of live cattle imported into the United Kingdom for the period 1995–99 is shown in the following table.
Country 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Austria 0 59 30 0 0 Belgium/Luxembourg 53 33 162 0 73 Canada 87 71 239 161 1,730 Denmark 99 35 282 177 468 France 491 247 2,232 469 216 Germany 122 113 764 98 195 Hungary 0 0 0 8 0 Ireland 22,086 12,698 7,942 7,315 23,959 Isle of Man 0 0 0 0 5 Italy 0 0 17 16 4 Jersey 0 19 0 0 0 Netherlands 1,627 2,704 12,308 1,956 1,082 New Zealand 0 0 34 0 0 Romania 0 0 59 294 0 Source:
Great Britain figures were obtained from the Ministry's computer system which issues export health certificates. Department of Agriculture Northern Ireland figures were obtained from their Veterinary Division. The figures are provisional and subject to change.