Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many live (a) sheep and (b) cattle have been exported from the UK to other European countries in 2016; and if she will make a statement.
(a) Live sheep exported from the UK to EU Member States from 1 January 2016 to 31 October 2016:
UK to Republic of Ireland 337,385
UK to EU (except Republic of Ireland) 48,039
Total to all EU Member States 385,424
(b) Live cattle exported from the UK to EU Member States from 1 January 2016 to 31 October 2016:
UK to Republic of Ireland 12,159
UK to EU (except Republic of Ireland) 21,702
Total to all EU Member States 33,861
These figures have been collated from the EU Commission’s Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) Data Warehouse and include trade to Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland (European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries) who accept EU trade.
The figures include sheep and cattle exported for the purposes of breeding, production/fattening and slaughter.