HC Deb 22 March 2004 vol 419 cc581-2W
David Burnside

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cattle in Northern Ireland have been re-tagged during the past two years owing to the animals losing their identification tags. [162801]

Mr. Pearson

The number of animals re-tagged in Northern Ireland during the past two years are as shown in the following table:

Number of cattle re-tagged
2002 36,450
2003 19,787