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Written question asked by Neil Hudson (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 March 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 March 2021. It was answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury (Conservative) on Friday, 26 March 2021 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Animals: Northern Ireland

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many animals entered Great Britain from Northern Ireland in each month from January 2020 to February 2021 inclusive.

Answer

The number of live animals imported from Northern Ireland to Great Britain from January 2020 to February 2021 are as follows:

Month

Total Number of Live Animals

Jan 2020

7554

Feb 2020

9147

Mar 2020

13644

April 2020

7397

May 2020

6918

June 2020

8225

July 2020

7230

Aug 2020

6687

Sept 2020

8219

Oct 2020

3630

Nov 2020

3696

Dec 2020

4534

Jan 2021

16

Feb 2021

32

This data was extracted from the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES). TRACES is a European Commission system employed by EU member states to facilitate and record animal/animal product movements into and throughout the EU.

This response has been compiled by the Animal and Plant Health Agency from data provided by third parties, and as such is reliant on the providers for the accuracy of the information.

The data is correct according to APHA records. However, APHA is now receiving an increased number of Importer Notifications that do not specify country of origin of the consignment. This may account in the reduction of figures for January and February.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
170769
Session
2019-21
Registered interest declared
Yes
Subjects
Animals Imports Northern Ireland
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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