§ Mr. EtheringtonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many broiler chickens were dead on arrival at UK poultry slaughterhouses in 1999. [139721]
§ Mr. MorleyThe Meat Hygiene Service reports that 989,053 broiler chickens were dead on arrival at licensed poultry slaughterhouses in England between 28 December 1998 and 26 December 1999. This compares with the total number of 644,202,192 birds of all types of poultry arriving at slaughterhouses in England during this same period. Broilers constitute the great majority of the birds delivered to the slaughterhouses.
The comparable information for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland may be obtained by asking the Ministers responsible for the respective Departments.