Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the number of animals exported (a) to the EU and (b) to countries outside the EU in each of the last five years.
Answered by George Eustice
Exports of Live Animals (in thousand head) from the UK to other EU Countries, 2009 to 2014 | |||||||
(thousand head) | |||||||
Year | |||||||
Livestock Type | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Grand Total |
Pure bred breeding cattle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Non-pure bred breeding cattle | 0 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 49 | |
Pure bred breeding pigs | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | |
Non-pure bred breeding pigs | 3 | 3 | |||||
Sheep | 78 | 54 | 87 | 63 | 86 | 105 | 473 |
Poultry <=185 grams | 21,868 | 23,710 | 18,192 | 24,031 | 15,187 | 6,310 | 109,299 |
Poultry > 185 grams | 91 | 580 | 679 | 642 | 238 | 53 | 2,283 |
Horses, asses and mules | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
Goats | 0 | 0 | |||||
Other animals | 12 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 67 |
Grand Total | 22,058 | 24,362 | 18,992 | 24,780 | 15,537 | 6,478 | 112,207 |
Ó Crown Copyright | |||||||
Source: HM Revenue and Customs | |||||||
Data prepared by Trade Statistics, Analysis & Evidence Team, DEFRA | |||||||
2014 data are subject to amendments | |||||||
EU data based on EU 28 | |||||||
Please note these figures are obtained using VAT records and will exclude some EU trade | |||||||
for businesses which are below the VAT threshold. As a result, actual trade levels | |||||||
may be higher than those given. | |||||||
The data are subject to a degree of statistical error. The overall level of | |||||||
errors is low, but these errors have a much greater proportional effect on | |||||||
countries with small values or volumes of trade. Therefore, care is | |||||||
needed when interpreting the data. | |||||||
Notation: | |||||||
0 = quantity less than half the unit shown | |||||||
Empty cells are nil values |
Exports from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland make up a significant proportion of the live
exports to the EU, accounting for around 90% of live UK sheep exports to the EU and 40% of live UK poultry exports to the EU.
Exports of Live Animals (in thousand head) from the UK to Non-EU Countries, 2009 to 2014 | |||||||
(thousand head) | |||||||
Year | |||||||
Livestock Type | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Grand Total |
Pure bred breeding cattle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Non-pure bred breeding cattle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Pure bred breeding pigs | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
Non-pure bred breeding pigs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Sheep | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Poultry <=185 grams | 3,483 | 7,081 | 7,333 | 7,039 | 6,721 | 3,969 | 35,626 |
Poultry > 185 grams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Horses, asses and mules | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
Goats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Other animals | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Grand Total | 3,494 | 7,088 | 7,342 | 7,047 | 6,729 | 3,974 | 35,673 |
Ó Crown Copyright | |||||||
Source: HM Revenue and Customs | |||||||
Data prepared by Trade Statistics, Analysis & Evidence Team, DEFRA | |||||||
2014 data are subject to amendments | |||||||
The data are subject to a degree of statistical error. The overall level of | |||||||
errors is low, but these errors have a much greater proportional effect on | |||||||
countries with small values or volumes of trade. Therefore, care is | |||||||
needed when interpreting the data. | |||||||
Notation: | |||||||
0 = quantity less than half the unit shown | |||||||
Empty cells are nil values |