Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the furthest distance is in (a) time and (b) mileage that a TB reactor cow has travelled to a UK abattoir which processed TB reactor cattle in the last three years.

The furthest journey recorded in the last three years was agreed for six cattle, in December 2015.

a) The estimated journey time was 4.5 hours.

b) The furthest reported distance travelled by a reactor in the last 3 years is 260 miles.

This was agreed as the nearest contracted abattoirs were unable to take the reactors within the ten working day target for removal.