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Written question asked by William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 15 February 1989. It was answered by Donald Thompson (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 February 1989 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.


Untitled Written question

Question
To give for each of last 5 years how many deer & of what species were imported into UK; how many were imported for purpose of deer farming or improvement of stocks of British deer; from what countries they came; what procedures were carried out to determine if they were free from disease; whether any tests were carried out for tuberculosis & whether any strains of tuberculosis are specific to deer. - Includes table.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
147 c266-8W;147 c262-4W
Session
1988-89
Subjects
Animals Deer Diseases Imports Livestock industry Tuberculosis
Contains statistics
Yes