§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information is available to quantify the numbers of non-human primates in transit through or via the United Kingdom for which the United Kingdom is not the final destination. [26671]
§ Mrs. BrowningOfficial records are available for all non-human primates entering the United Kingdom which have to be licensed under the Rabies (Importation of Cats, Dogs and other Mammals) Order 1974, as amended. These include animals moved immediately to another port 511W or airport for re-export. Non-human primates which arrive and depart from the same port or airport without entering the United Kingdom are not licensed. Details of such movements will be available from the animal holding facilities at the port or airport.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will review importation controls for live primates entering the United Kingdom following the ebola outbreak in Zaire. [26679]
§ Mrs. BrowningThe importation of live non-human primates originating in or coming from Zaire into the European Union is currently prohibited under Commission decision 95/171/EC following the ebola outbreak in that country. My officials are also considering whether any longer-term changes to the import controls for live non-human primates may be necessary.