§ Mr. Roger WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what quantities of illegal imports of food were found in each of the last three years, broken down by port of entry. [86931]
§ Mr. MorleyA central database of illegal animal product seizures notified to Defra was set up in April 2001. The database holds details of seizures of illegal imports of products of animal origin, including foodstuffs.
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Port of entry Weight (kg) From April 2001 to March 2002 Aberdeen 12 Avonmouth 2 Belfast City Airport 11 Belfast International 17 Birmingham Airport 240
Port of entry Weight (kg) Bristol Airport 1 Cardiff Airport 13 Coventry Sorting Office 238 Dover 2,184 Edinburgh Airport 13 Felixstowe 24,329 Gatwick Airport 18,461 Glasgow Airport 15 Heathrow Airport 12,534 London City Airport 1,106 Luton Airport 207 Manchester Airport 276 Mersey Port 14 Mount Pleasant Sorting Office 155 Newcastle Airport 21 Southampton 48,777 Stansted Airport 65 Teesport 1,689 Teesside Airport 15 Thamesport 3,625 Waterloo International 3 From March 2002 to date Aberdeen 117 Belfast City Airport 1,061 Belfast International 327 Birmingham Airport 802 Bristol Airport 41 Coventry Sorting Office 69 Dover 1,642 Edinburgh Airport 482 Felixstowe 9,173 Gatwick Airport 6,828 Grangemouth 10 Heathrow Airport 13,365 Leeds/Bradford Airport 118 Liverpool Airport 241 London City Airport 1,551 Luton Airport 27 Manchester Airport 441 Mersey Port 34 Mount Pleasant Sorting Office 22 Newcastle Airport 14 Norwich Airport 1 Portsmouth 1,338 Rosyth 7 Southampton Port 259 Stansted Airport 128 Teesport 106 Teesside Airport 1 Thamesport 32 Waterloo International 6