- Mr President, you will recall that when we met in Brussels I raised a point of order asking for a statement from the Commission on the transport of live animals. You somewhat brusquely refused me a point of order - rather unjustly, I think. But nonetheless I hope that by now you have received a written question tabled by members of the EPP including myself, Mr Sturdy and others; and I hope that we will have a statement from the Commission this week on the very urgent issue of the transport of live animals, in view of the highly unsatisfactory outcome of the Council meeting on this subject in Brussels last week.