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Mr. David Clark
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many lambs were marked blue and relased for further fattening in the United Kingdom between 28 September 1987 and 10 January 1988.
Mr. Donald Thompson
A total of 6,497 lambs of not more than one year old were marked blue under the "mark and release" arrangements in the United Kingdom between 28 September 1987 and 10 January 1988.
| Marked blue and released for further fattening from 28 September 1987 to 10 January 1988 | |||
| Lambs | Sheep | Total | |
| Cumbria | 248 | 135 | 383 |
| Wales | 1,546 | 209 | 1,755 |
| Scotland | 4,689 | 8,903 | 13,592 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 110 9,357 | 124 |
| 6,497 | 9,357 | 15,854 | |