§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many people have been prosecuted for contravention of the quarantine regulations in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [6312]
§ Mrs. BrowningThe Ministry instituted prosecutions against one individual in 1993, and two individuals—in relation to the same premises—in 1995. The latter case has yet to be tried. The local authorities also have responsibilities in this area and records of their prosecution activity are not readily available to the Ministry. Details could be gathered only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many animals have been seized entering the United Kingdom in contravention of the quarantine regulations in each of the(a) ports, (b) airports and (c) channel tunnel in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [6313]
§ Mrs. BrowningThe information is not held in the exact format requested.
The number of animals that have been seized in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years in contravention of the quarantine regulations is as follows.
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Airport Heathrow 33 15 22 12 22 Gatwick 28 53 46 8 19 Manchester 2 5 5 8 2 Other 3 4 4 8 5 Port Dover 24 32 37 49 38 Portsmouth 2 1 2 6 6 Folkestone 2 — — 1 4 Ramsgate 1 1 4 3 2 Southampton 1 1 1 3 — Felixstowe 1 1 3 5 3 Other 11 15 10 14 7 Channel Tunnel — — — — 1 Other/unknown means of entry 27 11 11 6 6