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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the value of live exports of (a) sheep, (b) pigs, (c) cattle and (d) horses was in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
[134373]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the value of live exports of (a) sheep, (b) pigs, (c) cattle and (d) horses was in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
[134373]
[holding answer 18 December 2012]: The following table shows the value of UK exports of sheep, pigs, cattle and horses for each year from 2007 to 2011 as recorded in HMRC overseas trade statistics.
| Value
of UK exports of live sheep, pigs, cattle and
horses | |||||
| £
million | |||||
| Type | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Live
sheep | 0.1 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 7.0 |
| Live
pigs | 10.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 5.9 |
| Live
cattle | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Live
horses | 331.3 | 323.6 | 328.2 | 244.3 | 261.9 |
| Source: HM Revenue and Customs Data prepared by Trade Statistics, Analysis and Evidence Team, DEFRA |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the recommended length of time is for Animal Health to conduct an inspection of (a) 1,000 and (b) 3,000 sheep that are in the process of being transported.
[125379]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the recommended length of time is for Animal Health to conduct an inspection of (a) 1,000 and (b) 3,000 sheep that are in the process of being transported.
[125379]
There are no times laid down for inspections. The time taken is dependent on the circumstances at the time the inspection is undertaken.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assistance her Department is providing to farmers to help tackle sheep lameness.
[114233]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assistance her Department is providing to farmers to help tackle sheep lameness.
[114233]
I certainly recognise that lameness in sheep is a significant welfare issue. Over a number of years ADAS, on behalf of DEFRA, have provided comprehensive welfare advice through a variety of media to producers and private veterinary surgeons on the control and prevention of lameness in sheep, most recently in their 2011 advisory programme for farmers. The Sheep Welfare Code contains specific recommendations on the management of lameness and practical measures to help prevent, or treat the condition can be found on the DEFRA website in the 2003 publication 'Lameness in Sheep'.
I also fully support the work of the Food Animal Initiative and National Sheep Association in their 'Stamp out Lameness' campaign which aims to raise awareness in the farming industry of one of the most significant welfare issues in sheep. It also aims to promote a proven, yet practical 'Five Step' lameness reduction plan which has been shown to cut lameness by up to half in the first year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had with (a) the National Farmers Union and (b) others on her Department's policy on sheep electronic identification movements and the requirement to read tags all of the time; and if she will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had with (a) the National Farmers Union and (b) others on her Department's policy on sheep electronic identification movements and the requirement to read tags all of the time; and if she will...
The National Farmers Union and other industry representative bodies are consulted regularly on sheep identification issues.
DEFRA is aware of concerns that incomplete individual animal data in on farm movement records will result in reductions to single farm payments if found during cross compliance inspections. Such inspections take place on 3% of sheep holdings annually.
Applying a record keeping tolerance risks an EU disallowance fine of several millions of pounds and doing so in 2011 would have saved only five keepers in England an estimated total of £2,680 in reductions, although DEFRA continues to keep the situation under review.
this note covers issues of importance to sheep farming, including welfare, electronic tagging and diseases
this note covers issues of importance to sheep farming, including welfare, electronic tagging and diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress her Department has made on changes to sheep electronic identification regulations.
[111979]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress her Department has made on changes to sheep electronic identification regulations.
[111979]
In December 2011, DEFRA secured a change to the EU regulations on sheep electronic identification (EID) to delay, for three years, the requirement to include individual ear tag numbers on movement documents for older animals which are not required to be electronically identified. This change will save keepers between £5 million and £14.5 million.
Further changes to the EU legislation are not anticipated in the near future.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the level of sheep populations in (a) Cumbria, (b) the Lake District National Park and (c) Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency in each of the last 10 years
[111049]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the level of sheep populations in (a) Cumbria, (b) the Lake District National Park and (c) Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency in each of the last 10 years
[111049]
The number of sheep on commercial holdings1 in Cumbria, the Lake District National Park and Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency2 for 2001 to 2010 are shown in the following table.
Commercial holdings are those with significant levels of farming activity. These significant levels are classified as any holding with more than five hectares of agricultural land, one hectare of orchards, 0.5 hectares of vegetables or 0.1 hectares of protected crops, or more than 10 cows, 50 pigs, 20 sheep, 20 goats or 1,000 poultry.2 Figures for 2001 to 2009 are based on old parliamentary constituencies boundaries used before the 2010 reclassification. Results for 2010 are based on the new parliamentary constituency boundaries.
| Cumbria | Lake
District National
Park | Westmorland
and Lonsdale
constituency | |
| 2001 | 1,497,662 | 570,049 | 559,923 |
| 2002 | 1,799,755 | 648,429 | 535,767 |
| 2003 | 1,949,091 | 684,780 | 561,329 |
| 2004 | 2,025,071 | 731,346 | 570,150 |
| 2005 | 2,047,928 | 718,862 | 576,490 |
| 2006 | 2,038,602 | 728,196 | 562,904 |
| 2007 | 2,005,938 | 692,121 | 530,479 |
| 2008 | 2,028,133 | 697,284 | 536,667 |
| 2009 | 1,909,902 | 658,896 | 499,695 |
| 2010 | 1,924,912 | 661,527 | 453,755 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she has assessed the merits of sheep farming in less favoured areas.
[107980]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she has assessed the merits of sheep farming in less favoured areas.
[107980]
The Uplands Policy Review, published in March 2011, recognised the important role played by sheep farms, particularly in relation to shaping the environment. This important role, particularly in the uplands, is recognised within Environmental Stewardship and appropriate payments are available. On 9 May 2011, the National Sheep Association launched a report entitled ‘Complementary Role of Sheep In Less Favoured Areas’. The report draws on the support of many other organisations with environmental and agricultural interests who agree that traditional sheep farming practices can bring a host of environmental, social, and economic benefits to these remote and disadvantaged areas.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 23 April (WA 288-90), whether, in the light of the low incidence rates of scrapie in sheep, they will consider amending the sheep slaughter regulations in a manner similar to the reassessments conducted on...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 23 April (WA 288-90), whether, in the light of the low incidence rates of scrapie in sheep, they will consider amending the sheep slaughter regulations in a manner similar to the reassessments conducted on...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 1 March (WA 363–4), what is the incidence of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in the United Kingdom sheep flock.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 1 March (WA 363–4), what is the incidence of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in the United Kingdom sheep flock.
| Year | Classical scrapie prevalence for active surveillance (%) | Overall classical scrapie prevalence (%) | Atypical scrapie prevalence for active surveillance (%) | Overall atypical classical scrapie prevalence (%) | Overall scrapie prevalence (%) |
| 2002 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2003 | 0.043 | 0.086 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.086 |
| 2004 | 0.000 | 0.139 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.139 |
| 2005 | 0.338 | 0.338 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.338 |
| 2006 | 0.171 | 0.303 | 0.019 | 0.019 | 0.322 |
| 2007 | 0.056 | 0.111 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.194 |
| 2008 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.096 | 0.096 | 0.144 |
| 2009 | 0.000 | 0.066 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.066 |
| 2010 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 1 March (WA 363–4), how many tests have been conducted on sheep carcasses to establish any evidence that transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in sheep could directly cause Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease in humans.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 1 March (WA 363–4), how many tests have been conducted on sheep carcasses to establish any evidence that transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in sheep could directly cause Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease in humans.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to inform sheep and cattle farmers about the Schmallenberg virus and about whether it may have any effect on pregnant women during the lambing and calving season.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to inform sheep and cattle farmers about the Schmallenberg virus and about whether it may have any effect on pregnant women during the lambing and calving season.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what conditions are attached to the import of live cattle, sheep and pigs into the United Kingdom; and whether they have any proposals to change those conditions.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what conditions are attached to the import of live cattle, sheep and pigs into the United Kingdom; and whether they have any proposals to change those conditions.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the scientific grounds for making it mandatory to dispose of sheep carcasses by incineration rather than by burial.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the scientific grounds for making it mandatory to dispose of sheep carcasses by incineration rather than by burial.