Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 18 November 2016.
Mark Williams
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Wales)
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many inspections Trading Standards has undertaken of animals during transit for slaughter abroad in each of the last three years.
George Eustice
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Defra does not hold data on local authority Trading Standards inspections of animals during transit for slaughter abroad. APHA carry out supervised loadings on export consignments of live animals for slaughter.
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