§ Lord Pearson of Rannochasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the figures for the total tonnage of British meat exported (a) before the foot and mouth disease epidemic, and (b) as at 15 March and; [HL3369]
What are the figures for the total tonnage of imported meat (a) before the foot and mouth disease epidemic and (b) as at 15 March; and for each category what percentage of meat depended or depends on vaccination for its good health. [HL3370]
§ Lord WhittyThe attached table shows the monthly volume of UK trade in meat and meat preparations between January 2000 and December 2001. The monthly data for February cannot be split before and after the FMD outbreak. Monthly data are provided so that normal seasonal patterns of trade can be taken into account and to show the effects of the gradual lifting of the export ban.
The importation of meat is permitted from a limited number of third countries where foot and mouth disease is present and where the veterinary authorities have contained the disease in specified regions. European Community rules permit imports from certain regions of those countries that are not considered to pose a risk to human or animal health. Fully matured boneless beef, which does not post a FMD risk, may in some cases be imported from other regions subject to veterinary certification. Countries to which these controls currently apply are Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. All meat imported from third countries is subject to veterinary checks at border inspection posts to ensure that import requirements are met.
The importation into the EU of meat from vaccinated animals is not permitted from African countries. Imports of meat from Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay may be from vaccinated animals, but the meat must be deboned and matured so as to remove any risk of live FMD virus being present. No record is kept on whether the meat imported from these countries is derived from vaccinated or unvaccinated animals.
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UK trade in meat and meat preparations 2000–01 ('000 tonnes) Trade Type Product Month 2000 2001 Exports Beef January 1 1 February 1 1 March 1 1 April 1 1 May 1 1 June 1 1 July 1 0 August 1 1 September 1 1 October 1 1 November 1 1 December 1 1 Beef total 9 8 Sheepmeat January 9 10 February 7 6 March 8 0 April 7 0 May 5 0 June 7 1 July 8 2 August 10 2 September 9 2 October 9 2 November 10 2 December 11 4 Sheepmeat total 100 31 Pigmeat January 19 16 February 24 13 March 25 1 April 21 1 May 23 2 June 24 2 July 21 3 August 23 3 September 20 3 October 19 3 November 19 6 December 17 5 Pigmeat total 254 57 Poultrymeat January 15 19 February 16 19 March 21 19 April 14 18 May 16 19 June 18 18 July 16 20 August 17 20 September 18 19 October 19 22 November 20 21 December 20 20 Poultrymeat total 209 236 Other January 1 1 February 0 0 March 0 0 April 0 0 May 0 0 June 0 1 July 0 0 August 0 0 September 0 0 October 0 1 November 1 0 December 1 1 Other total 6 5 Exports total 578 336
UK trade in meat and meat preparations 2000–01 ('000 tonnes) Trade Type Product Month 2000 2001 Imports Beef January 19 24 February 19 21 March 20 30 April 20 24 May 24 25 June 26 24 July 22 21 August 23 26 September 21 22 October 19 25 November 21 24 December 21 26 Bovine total 257 292 Sheepmeat January 9 8 February 10 9 March 14 15 April 12 12 May 11 11 June 10 8 July 8 8 August 9 7 September 8 9 October 9 6 November 9 5 December 13 8 Sheepmeat total 121 106 Pigmeat January 41 52 February 43 47 March 55 63 April 42 33 May 47 43 June 52 50 July 48 45 August 50 47 September 59 49 October 48 52 November 50 54 December 53 51 Pigmeat total 587 586 Poultrymeat January 30 32 February 33 31 March 35 35 April 31 28 May 34 30 June 38 32 July 31 31 August 32 33 September 32 30 October 30 35 November 34 35 December 33 32 Poultrymeat total 393 384 Other January 4 7 February 16 8 March 13 8 April 5 7 May 6 9 June 6 10 July 7 8 August 6 9 September 6 9 October 5 10 November 8 13 December 7 12 Other total 90 110 Imports total 1,449 1,479