§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which breeds of sheep are defined by her Department as rare breeds. [61551]
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§ Margaret Beckett[holding answer 13 June 2002]: DEFRA currently uses the Rare Breeds Survival Trust Priority List for rare breeds of sheep, as defined by them under seven distinct categories. A copy of this list has been placed in the Library of the House. It is also updated and published quarterly in "The Ark", the journal of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.