§ Baroness Sharplesasked Her Majesty's Government:
Under which parts of what legislation they are able to inspect quarantine kennels.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Lord Donoughue)All quarantine kennels must be licensed under Article 9 of the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974. Such a licence is granted only where the Minister is satisfied that the conditions of the licence are capable of being met, and that the provisions of the order are capable of being complied with. The
32WA licence is granted subject to the Conditions in the Standard Requirements for the Design, Construction, Operation and Management of Authorised Quarantine Premises. Paragraph 2 of these requirements provides for inspection of quarantine kennels.
1995 1996 1997 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 1Q1 Eastern Region 378 291 301 288 268 170 182 132 109 Midlands and West 992 749 743 734 694 396 373 295 169 Northern Region 566 429 415 420 402 235 215 228 122 South East 509 335 372 340 313 191 199 161 107 South West 1,439 1,090 957 957 980 571 565 473 326 England Total 3,884 2,894 2,788 2,739 2,657 1,563 1,534 1,289 833 Wales 420 297 299 306 265 123 129 117 76 Scotland 217 141 155 158 125 56 59 61 40 Northern Ireland 58 36 33 46 36 7 17 15 10 UK Total 4,579 3,368 3,275 3,249 3,083 1,749 1,739 1,482 959 1 Information for the first quarter of 1997 is not complete.