§ Adam PriceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment the Government have made of the potential use of illegal meat imports as a vehicle for bio-terrorism. [50441]
§ Mr. MorleyI have been asked to reply.
The Secretary of State for the Home Department is responsible for counter terrorism policy. The Government have a range of contingency plans in place to respond to terrorist threats including those from chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear agents. In relation to illegal imports of meat, my Department announced a Government action plan on 28 March to reduce the risks of illegal meat imports resulting in disease entering the UK.