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Animals (Export)

Volume 958: debated on Thursday 16 November 1978

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27.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has given further consideration to the banning of exports of live animals for slaughter.

30.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will now take steps to end the export of live animals for slaughter.

32.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what action he proposes to take on the export of live animals.

44.

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he plans to introduce legislation to ban the export of live food animals.

The Government are looking at all the possible options, not only in the United Kingdom but in an EEC context. When this examination has been completed I will immediately make a statement to the House.