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Cattle: Exports

Volume 462: debated on Monday 25 June 2007

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Gwyn Prosser

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 10 May 2007, Official Report, column 380W, on cattle: exports, what the journey length in hours was of each shipment of calves aged under 42 days exported to Spain between 1 January and 30 April 2007. (140172)

Mr. Bradshaw

The following table shows the figures requested, for journeys between 1 January 2007 and 30 April 2007:

Destination

Number of shipments

Total number of calves

Average journey time (hours)

Number of short rest stops/journey

Number of 24 hour rest periods/journey

Barcelona

50

3,202

57

2

1

Alcarras

44

1,752

83

2

2

Vic (from Carmarthen)

8

164

109

2

3

Vic (from Gloucester)

12

693

54

2

1

Vic (from Taunton)

3

18

103

2

2

Pulgcreda

21

911

55

3

1

Total

138

6,740

69

13

10