HL Deb 26 October 1999 vol 606 cc25-6WA
Lord Barnett

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is their policy with regard to European legislation for the removal of quarantine requirements for pets. [HL4190]

Baroness Hayman

There is at present no EU legislation covering the intra-Community movement of pet animals. Any decision to propose such legislation is a matter for the European Commission.

Were a proposal for harmonised legislation to be made by the Commission, Her Majesty's Government would seek to ensure that it did not increase the risk of importing rabies into the UK.