asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will specify the arrangements he is making to ensure that the regulations relating to the exporting of live animals to the Continent are strictly observed.

The arrangements to safeguard the welfare of animals being exported were explained by my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Wales in the debate on the O'Brien Report on 16th January—[Vol. 884, c. 804–12.] I would also refer the hon. and gallant Member to my right hon. Friend's statement on 11th April—[Vol. 889, c. 1597]—and to the amplification I gave on 17th April—[Vol. 890, c. 843–4].