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Mr. Corbett
asked the Secretary of State for Trade what, for each of the last two years for which figures are available, were the number of live sheep exported for (a) further fattening and (b) slaughter, listed by the country declared as the final destination.
Mr. Meacher
, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20 February 1979; Vol.
| UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS OF LIVE DOMESTIC SHEEP NOT FOR BREEDING | |||||||||
| Lambs (up to a year old) | Other | ||||||||
| Country of destination | 1977 | 1978 | 1977 | 1978 | |||||
| Irish Republic | … | … | … | … | 74,059 | 151,019 | 79,047 | 160,519 | |
| Belgium-Luxembourg | … | … | … | 34,465 | 17,528 | 82,308 | 185,101 | ||
| Federal Republic of Germany | … | 1,265 | 399 | 49,828 | 51,867 | ||||
| France | … | … | … | … | … | 2,080 | 5,081 | 30,451 | 9,689 |
| Total | … | … | … | … | 111,869 | 174,027 | 241,634 | 407,176 | |
| Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics, SITC Sub-group 001.2. | |||||||||
| Note: The Overseas Trade Statistics do not distinguish between sheep for further fattening and those for immediate slaughter. | |||||||||