Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the numbers of cows (a) exported from Northern Ireland (b) slaughtered in Northern Ireland and sold for human consumption and (c) slaughtered and incinerated in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years and in the current year to date. - Inc tables.
Answer
Mr. William-Ross: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the numbers of cows (a) exported from Northern Ireland (b) slaughtered in Northern Ireland and sold for human consumption and (c) slaughtered and incinerated in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years and in the current year to date. [14051] Mr. Murphy: The information requested is as follows: A. Export{1} of cows from Northern Ireland _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1992 456 1993 68 1994 112 1995 222 1996 {2}5,261 1997 (to date) {2}5,295 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Includes exports to GB {2} Animals exported to GB for cull under the Over Thirty Months Scheme. B. Cows slaughtered in Northern Ireland and sold for human consumption _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1992 64,116 1993 60,686 1994 66,206 1995 69,523 1996 16,774 1997 (to date) {1}193 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} From 29 March no animals over 30 months of age were slaughtered and used for human consumption on /SEAC advice. The 1997 figure represents animals which calved and were later slaughtered before reaching 30 months of age. C. Cows slaughtered and incinerated {1} in Northern Ireland _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1992 392 1993 587 1994 456 1995 222 1996 127 1997 (to date) 42 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Totals include heifers. For sake of completeness, the number of cows slaughtered and their carcasses rendered (but not yet incinerated) under the Over-Thirty-Months' Scheme: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1996 86,381 1997 (to date) 66,827 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.