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Mr. Morley
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of abattoirs in Northern Ireland and their combined average throughput in (a) 1970, (b) 1980, (c) 1990, (d) 1991 and (e) 1992; and what are the most recent figures available.
Mr. Hanley
[holding answer 26 May 1993]: Annual statistics maintained by the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland are given in the table. Data are not available in the form requested before 1975.
| Year | Number of plants | Average annual throughput per plant (Livestock units)1 |
| 1975 | 22 | 38,096 |
| 1980 | 21 | 47,786 |
| 1990 | 23 | 42,105 |
| 1991 | 22 | 42,786 |
| 1992 | 20 | 48,216 |
| 19932 | 19 | 10,978 |
| 1 One livestock unit—one adult bovine/seven sheep/three pigs. | ||
| 2 At 31 March 1993. | ||