§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Caerphilly of 3 June,Official Report, what information he holds concerning the details of dogs imported into the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. MacleanProspective importers of dogs into this country are required to supply details of their animal such as breed, age and sex in order that the Department can issue an import licence. This information is used to check that a dog arriving in the United Kingdom is covered by an import licence. Subsequently the information is not
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Distribution of farmers and workers by county June 1980 census (England) Principal farmers or partners Other partners or directors Spouses of farmers/ partners or directors All other workers Total Avon 1,890 604 584 4,129 7,207 Bedfordshire 1,118 620 467 3,177 5,382 Berkshire 735 268 220 2,353 3,576 Buckinghamshire 1,653 620 528 3,477 6,278 Cambridgeshire 3,497 1,576 1,182 10,859 17,114 Cheshire 3,848 1,289 1,336 5,915 12,388 Cleveland 430 168 122 703 1,423 Cornwall 6,243 1,807 2,263 6,461 16,774 Cumbria 5,698 2,269 2,103 5,313 15,383 Derbyshire 3,420 1,194 1,105 3,796 9,515 Devon 9,834 2,722 3,708 10,390 26,654 Dorset 2,501 891 938 5,243 9,573 Durham 2,002 783 722 2,386 5,893 East Sussex 1,864 616 635 3,973 7,088 Essex 3,154 1,487 1,084 10,131 15,856 Gloucestershire 2,652 1,018 877 5,233 9,780 Greater London (East) 130 57 42 493 722 required and it could only be retrieved at disproportionate cost. The numbers of import licences issued for dogs during the last five years are:
Number 1986 4,738 1987 5,249 1988 5,132 1989 5,915 1990 5,999