§ Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domerasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many live wild birds have been imported directly into the United Kingdom during the last five years from each of Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Pakistan, China. South Korea and Vietnam. [HL1371]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)Our records show that the number of captive birds' imported into the United Kingdom from the countries mentioned above between 1 January 1998 to 16 February 2004 are as follows:
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