§ Mr. Michael Marshallasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many successful prosecutions were brought against persons entering the United Kingdom contravening animal quarantine regulations for each of the months January to May 1976.
§ Mr. StrangThe following prosecutions, all successful, were brought in Great Britain under the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974:
For illegal importation For failure to confine animals onboard a vessel January … 5 1 February … 2 — March … 7 1 April … 4 2 May … 6 3 24 7 I understand that there were no prosecutions in Northern Ireland during the same period.