§ Mrs. GordonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what the main diseases are which affect intensively reared ducks in the UK; and what percentage of ducks is affected by each disease; [132688]
(2) what the pre-slaughter mortality rate is of ducks (a) reared for the meat and (b) kept for breeding purposes in the UK; [132689]
(3) how many ducks on UK farms have access to water in which they can swim; [132690]
(4) how many ducks on UK farms have access to facilities which enable them to immerse their heads in water; [132691]
(5) what percentage of ducks swan-neck on entering the waterbath stunner in UK slaughterhouses; [132694]
(6) when the UK will adopt the Council of Europe's June 1999 recommendation made by the Standing Committee of the European Convention for the Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes. [132695]
§ Mr. MorleyI wrote to my hon. Friend on 24 August 2000. Copies of my letter were placed in the Library of the House.