§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the ports where amnesty bins for illegal meat imports have been installed. [80464]
§ Margaret BeckettNo official amnesty bins have been installed at UK ports or airports.
An action group met on 22 August to discuss how we can utilise amnesty bins in our bid to reduce the risk of disease entering the country through illegal imports of meat, fish, plants and their products. Work will be taken forward in the light of my statement to the House on 6 November, that the lead responsibility for anti-smuggling measures will be transferred to Her Majesty's Customs and Excise.