§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many(a) sailings with livestock and (b) consignments have passed through UK ports in each of the last five years. [61161]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 13 June 2002]: The Department does not hold information on the number of sailings with livestock which pass through UK ports.
The information on livestock consignments which pass through UK ports is not available in the form requested. The number of export health certificates for livestock issued in Great Britain (including those for export to the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands but not including exports from Northern Ireland) in the last five years was as follows. The computer system from which the following data were obtained does not record whether the consignments were exported through seaports or airports.
Year Number 1997 4,585 1998 5,457 1999 5,378 2000 4,656 2001 555 These figures may be subject to updating and amendment and may not include some exports which took place during December 2000. This was due to a computer malfunction.