Ms Lorna Meaney:

No, it is not clear. I would imagine that the driver stops the lorry and has a look to make sure there is no animal in extremis. However, it does not mean the driver is unloading the lorry and checking every single animal. It is not clear, however. To be fair, we have looked through these and there are elements that are very unclear. The article about a veterinarian being present at every unloading for both long and short journeys is not clear. Is it practical? That is probably not very practical. All those things will have to be ironed out through discussion. That is why this is very much a draft at the moment. We will have the opportunity to engage on it and make our points.