United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL1757
Livestock: Transport
Introduced
9 October 2017
Last action
23 October 2017 · Answer
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Transport
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23 October 2017
Summary
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the six-day standstill rule on farmers taking their animals to auction marts.
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9 October 2017
Written question
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the six-day standstill rule on farmers taking their animals to auction marts.
Source: Lords
23 October 2017
Answer
The current six-day standstill rule for livestock movements balances the risk of disease transmission against the industry’s need to trade livestock. It was introduced in 2003 following the Foot and Mouth disease outbreak in 2001. Its purpose is to reduce...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2017-10-09/HL1757
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/767339
- uk · wq-767339 · source updated 23 October 2017