HC Deb 01 May 1996 vol 276 cc572-3W
Mr. Morley

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the quarantine kennels licensed by MAFF to accept animals imported into the United Kingdom. [26739]

Mrs. Browning

[holding answer 25 April 1996]: At present, there are 80 quarantine kennels authorised to operate in the UK. These are listed in the information pack issued to those who intend to import rabies-susceptible animals into this country. I have placed a copy in the Library of the House.

Sir Cranley Onslow

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many(a) dogs, (b) cats and (c) other rabies-susceptible animals were imported into the United Kingdom under licence in 1995. [26882]

Mrs. Browning

Information on the number of animals actually imported during the whole of 1995 is not available. It is possible to provide information only on the number of animals for which licences have been issued

permitting their import during this period. For 1995, the figures for licensed animals were: 5,394 dogs, 4,126 cats and 81,054 other rabies-susceptible mammals.