§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list those United Kingdom airports where the administration of animal quarantine regulations are not the responsibility of a principal local authority in whose area part or all of the airport is located.
§ Mr. SoamesHeathrow airport is the only airport in Great Britain where the responsibility for enforcement of animal import regulations at the airport is not vested in the local authority in which the airport is situated. This is provided for under section 50 of the Animal Health Act 1981, which lays down that the common council of the City of London shall be the local authority for the City of London and for the whole of Greater London for the purposes of the provisions of the Act relating to imported animals, and the Designation of Local Authority (Heathrow Airport—London) Order 1976—SI 1976 No. 2101—which makes the City of London the responsible local authority in respect of that part of Heathrow airport which lies within the county of Surrey.
Enforcement of animal import controls at Northern Ireland airports is the responsibility of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland.