Livestock: Exports
Lords · Question HL810 · Tabled 10 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Hoey
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the numbers of live animals moved either from or via Northern Ireland to be slaughtered in Europe or North Africa.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 22 Jun 2026
No recent assessment has been made, although livestock and horses for slaughter or fattening cannot be moved from Northern Ireland to Europe or North Africa through Great Britain under the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024.