HL Deb 25 March 2004 vol 659 cc119-20WA
Baroness Byford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many individuals were granted official approval to process and feed swill to pigs under Article 25 of the Animal By-Products Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/646). [HL1938]

Lord Whitty

At the time of the ban there were 74 people that were approved under Article 22 to process swill and 93 who were approved under Article 26 to feed swill to their pigs. Article 25 provided for the approval of persons to consign swill from their holding. The number of people who were approved to consign swill is not held centrally.