§ Mr. LuffTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on how many occasions in the last five weeks, and on which dates, sheep unloaded into the lairage at the Port of Dover awaiting export were returned to their(a) farms of origin and (b) other United Kingdom destinations; and how many sheep have been returned from Dover in this way. [155083]
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§ Ms Quin[holding answer 23 March 2001]: Three consignments of sheep, totalling 1,005 animals, awaiting export at premises in the Dover area were returned to their holdings of origin on 21 and 23 February 2001. One consignment of 416 sheep, awaiting export, was returned to a UK destination other than the holding of origin, on 23 February 2001.