HC Deb 18 January 1990 vol 165 c410W
Mr. Thurnham

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many animals have been kept in quarantine for rabies in each of the last five years; and how many have developed the disease.

Mr. Maclean

The information is not available in the form requested. The number of import licences issued during the past five years was:

Number
1985 7,628
1986 7,547
1987 8,829
1988 9,091
1989 10,010

No animals developed rabies in quarantine in this period.