Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
Conservative
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many live sheep were exported in each year from 2014 to 2018; where those sheep were exported to; and what percentage of the total amount of sheep exported went for slaughter in each of those years.
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The table for the total number of sheep exported in the years 2014 to 2018, including the destination country and the percentage of sheep exported for slaughter in each year is set out below.
Year | Country exported to | Total | Percentage of the total number of sheep exported went for slaughter |
2014 | 52886 | 4.90% | |
Austria | 53 | ||
Belgium | 6216 | ||
8 | |||
Denmark | 2 | ||
Estonia | 15 | ||
France | 26357 | ||
Germany | 1804 | ||
Guernsey | 2 | ||
Ireland | 142 | ||
isle of Man | 668 | ||
Italy | 332 | ||
Jersey | 3 | ||
Latvia | 97 | ||
Malta | 4 | ||
8171 | |||
Romania | 30 | ||
Switzerland | 55 | ||
8927 | |||
2015 | 40824 | 8.10% | |
Belgium | 2696 | ||
France | 23858 | ||
Germany | 562 | ||
Guernsey | 2 | ||
Ireland | 770 | ||
Isle of Man | 404 | ||
Italy | 58 | ||
Lithuania | 25 | ||
Northern Ireland | 7381 | ||
Poland | 5 | ||
Portugal | 6 | ||
Romania | 12 | ||
Switzerland | 51 | ||
The Netherlands | 4994 | ||
2016 | 66165 | 10.60% | |
Austria | 49 | ||
Belgium | 4319 | ||
Denmark | 3 | ||
Estonia | 28 | ||
Finland | 15 | ||
France | 20225 | ||
Germany | 15028 | ||
Guernsey | 9 | ||
Hungary | 23 | ||
Ireland | 1079 | ||
Isle of Man | 3265 | ||
Italy | 66 | ||
Jersey | 22 | ||
Latvia | 37 | ||
Northern Ireland | 10085 | ||
Spain | 14 | ||
Switzerland | 118 | ||
The Netherlands | 11780 | ||
2017 | 44781 | 20% | |
Austria | 2 | ||
Belgium | 7278 | ||
Czech Republic | 13 | ||
Estonia | 12 | ||
France | 8719 | ||
Germany | 1781 | ||
Ireland | 5889 | ||
Isle of Man | 4944 | ||
Italy | 32 | ||
Jersey | 8 | ||
Northern Ireland | 11989 | ||
Portugal | 68 | ||
Romania | 13 | ||
Spain | 45 | ||
Sweden | 19 | ||
Switzerland | 97 | ||
The Netherlands | 3872 | ||
2018 | 40626 | 9.30% | |
Austria | 3 | ||
Belgium | 2347 | ||
Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska) | 99 | ||
Estonia | 73 | ||
France | 12506 | ||
Germany | 208 | ||
Guernsey | 8 | ||
Hungary | 1 | ||
Ireland | 11042 | ||
Isle of Man | 648 | ||
Italy | 39 | ||
Jersey | 68 | ||
Lithuania | 108 | ||
Northern Ireland | 10711 | ||
Portugal | 92 | ||
Romania | 68 | ||
Serbia | 30 | ||
Spain | 53 | ||
Switzerland | 158 | ||
The Netherlands | 2364 |
This data includes exports from holdings in England, Scotland and Wales. Movements between Northern Ireland (NI) and The Republic of Ireland (RoI) is a devolved matter, data for this can be requested from DAERA.
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