§ Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Bolsover (Mr. Skinner) on 7 December, Official Report, c. 115, what steps he took to satisfy himself that it would not be right to interfere with the export of dogs to Nigeria.
§ Mr. ChannonAny ban on direct exports of dogs to Nigeria could readily be overcome be sending the dogs through a third country. Effective measures would therefore require controls on exports to all countries, which would interfere unacceptably with legitimate exports. I am not satisfied that such an exceptional step would be justified.