§ 40. Miss Quennellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what evidence he has of the extent of shipping of live animals from overseas through United Kingdom ports of entry, thus evading the quarantine regulations for such beasts; and how many prosecutions have been instituted for such offences in the past year.
§ Mrs. FennerI have no evidence of evasion of quarantine regulations for farm animals shipped through British ports; no prosecutions have been instituted in the past year. Local authorities have reported 13 prosecutions for unlicensed landings of animals subject to rabies control.