§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what assessment she has made of the effect of the proposed EU directive on animal transportation to the UK livestock industry; [59670]
(2) what discussions she has had with her counterparts in the (a) Scottish Executive, (b) National Assembly for Wales and (c) Northern Ireland Assembly on the implications for the UK livestock industry of the proposed EU directive on animal transportation; [59679]
(3) what representations she has received from farming organisations in Scotland on the impact of the proposed EU directive on animal transport to the livestock industry in Scotland. [59666]
§ Mr. MorleyThere are as yet no proposals from the Commission to amend the EU transport directive.