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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 2 July 2012, Official Report, column 448W, on animals: imports, from which countries of origin the animals were imported.
[117916]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 2 July 2012, Official Report, column 448W, on animals: imports, from which countries of origin the animals were imported.
[117916]
The country of origin for imports of cats/dogs/ferrets into the UK between 2008 and May 2012 are set out as follows:
EU member states
Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.
Third countries and territories
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, DR, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea DPR, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Sudan, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Uganda, Ukraine, US Virgin Islands, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam/Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many animals were imported into the UK to be sold as pets in the latest period for which figures are available.
[112116]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many animals were imported into the UK to be sold as pets in the latest period for which figures are available.
[112116]
The number of dogs, cats and ferrets that have been imported into the UK under commercial rules in the last five years is as follows:
| Imports
into the UK from other EU member
states | |
| Total | |
| 2008 | 121 |
| 2009 | 214 |
| 2010 | 557 |
| 2011 | 539 |
| 2012
(January-May) | 460 |
| Imports
into the UK from outside of the
EU | |
| Total | |
| 2008 | 5,051 |
| 2009 | 4,621 |
| 2010 | 6,388 |
| 2011 | 6,765 |
| 2012
(January-May) | 4,452 |
Importers are not required to specify whether these animals are to be sold as pets. The above data is derived from the European Commission's Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES).
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many animals have been detected being illegally brought into the UK in each of the last five years.
[112110]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many animals have been detected being illegally brought into the UK in each of the last five years.
[112110]
The total numbers of animals that have been detected as being illegally brought into the UK in the last five years are as follows:
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012
(January-May) | |
| Dogs | 132 | 129 | 91 | 110 | 163 |
| Cats | 84 | 79 | 65 | 46 | 48 |
| Other
mammals | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 216 | 211 | 160 | 161 | 212 |
All animals that are found to have been illegally brought into the UK are immediately placed into quarantine as part of the robust disease control arrangements we have in place.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many tonnes of (a) desinewed meat, (b) mechanically separated meat and (c) 3mm Boarder meat have been imported into the UK from (i) ruminants and (ii) non-ruminants from (A) Holland, (B) Italy, (C) Spain, (D) France, (E)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many tonnes of (a) desinewed meat, (b) mechanically separated meat and (c) 3mm Boarder meat have been imported into the UK from (i) ruminants and (ii) non-ruminants from (A) Holland, (B) Italy, (C) Spain, (D) France, (E)...
It is not possible to identify quantities of desinewed, mechanically recovered or boarder meat from the available trade figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the monetary value was of food and drink (a) produced and (b) imported to the UK in each year for which figures are available.
[113517]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the monetary value was of food and drink (a) produced and (b) imported to the UK in each year for which figures are available.
[113517]
The monetary value of UK food production is measured by the gross value added (GVA) of businesses in the agri-food sector covering agriculture, manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing and non-residential catering.
| £
billion | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
| GVA
from UK food
production1 | 61.0 | 64.9 | 64.8 | 65.8 | 68.6 | 70.9 | 76.6 |
| Imports
of food, feed and
drink | 17.1 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 18.3 | 19.1 | 20,9 | 21.9 |
| Exports
of food, feed and
drink | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 20112 | |
| GVA
from UK food
production1 | 74.2 | 77.8 | 80.2 | 84.5 | 85.4 | 88.8 | n/a |
| Imports
of food, feed and
drink | 23.4 | 24.8 | 26.7 | 31.6 | 32.5 | 33.7 | 36.8 |
| Exports
of food, feed and
drink | 9.9 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 13.2 | 14.0 | 15.8 | 18.2 |
| 1
Gross value added from agriculture, food and drink manufacturing,
food and drink retailing, food and drink wholesaling and
non-residential catering. 2 2011 data is subject to amendments. Sources: 1. Gross value added from agriculture is from Agriculture in The United Kingdom, DEFRA. 2. Gross value added from food and drink manufacturing, food and drink retailing, food and drink wholesaling and non-residential catering is from the Annual Business Survey, ONS. 3. Values of imports and exports are prepared by DEFRA using Overseas Trade Statistics from HMRC. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to prevent the import into the UK of eggs laid by illegally caged hens; and if she will make a statement.
[111964]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to prevent the import into the UK of eggs laid by illegally caged hens; and if she will make a statement.
[111964]
Risk based surveillance to ensure imported shell eggs from other member states have been produced in compliance with the conventional cage ban is continuing. Inspectors are conducting checks on batches of eggs on a weekly basis at all primary importers using ultraviolet light analysis and by checking against member states' compliant producer lists. The UK's full enforcement strategy is set out in the written ministerial statement of 6 December 2011, Official Report, columns 15-19WS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will commission research into the potential health effects for the UK human population of the import of exotic pets.
[110920]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will commission research into the potential health effects for the UK human population of the import of exotic pets.
[110920]
There are already rules in place to protect public health from known risks associated with the import of animals. Specifically, there are recognised infectious risks associated with reptiles. We have been working with the Health Protection Agency to alert the public to these risks, while emphasising the importance of safe handling in reptiles and also controlling the importation of potential sources of infection of reptiles. At the present time, with diminishing budgets and other priorities there is no research under way or planned in this area.
Should a new or unknown risk emerge, the Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance (HAIRS) group's key responsibility is to identify and discuss emerging diseases that may post a threat to UK public health.
The group is chaired by the Health Protection Agency and includes representatives from DEFRA, the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, the Department for Health, the Food Standards Agency and the devolved Administrations. The HAIRS group may be able to commission new public health research, if considered appropriate, through its membership.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans her Department has to increase biosecurity measures to protect trees from the importation of non-native tree pests and diseases.
[109194]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans her Department has to increase biosecurity measures to protect trees from the importation of non-native tree pests and diseases.
[109194]
DEFRA and the Forestry Commission launched the Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Action plan on 18 October 2011, which set out an integrated approach to dealing with the increasing biosecurity threats to Britain’s trees and forests. The action plan details steps to be taken now and in the future regarding import controls, practical actions, communications and engagement, and research. One theme of the action plan is to minimise the risk of new threats to trees from entering the UK, including through improvements in the EU plant health import rules and gathering evidence for a consultation on the current concession that allows imports of some plant material in passengers’ baggage.
The action plan was developed by DEFRA and the Forestry Commission, with vital help from a wide range of stakeholders from across the forestry and research sectors, including the devolved Administrations, which participated in a series of workshops to identify priorities and areas for action.
The Forestry Commission has also proposed to implement a UK protected zone for oak processionary moth (OPM) with a general requirement to prevent the introduction of the pest into parts of the UK where it is not present. The European Commission has responded positively to this proposal and we have provided the Commission with the exact delimitations of the protected zone. For the protected zone to be implemented, OPM must first be listed as a ‘harmful organism’ under the EU directive. This process is ongoing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether any UK companies or ships are involved in exporting phosphates from occupied Western Sahara.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether any UK companies or ships are involved in exporting phosphates from occupied Western Sahara.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will outline her Department's policy in relation to the importation of eggs produced from illegal battery farms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will outline her Department's policy in relation to the importation of eggs produced from illegal battery farms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate has she made of the number of dogs imported to the UK in the last three years; and from which country each such dog came.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate has she made of the number of dogs imported to the UK in the last three years; and from which country each such dog came.
| Live dogs imported into the UK | |
|---|---|
| Number | |
| 2009 | 90,331 |
| 2010 | 85,561 |
| 2011 | 87,601 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the number of live (a) cats and (b) dogs which have been illegally imported into the UK in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the number of live (a) cats and (b) dogs which have been illegally imported into the UK in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
| Prosecutions | |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2007 | 6 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many live (a) cats and (b) dogs have been (i) imported into and (ii) exported from the UK in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many live (a) cats and (b) dogs have been (i) imported into and (ii) exported from the UK in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
| Live cats imported into the UK | |
|---|---|
| Number | |
| 2007 | 11,550 |
| 2008 | 13,423 |
| 2009 | 8,251 |
| 2010 | 9,502 |
| 20111 | 8,544 |
| ¹ 1 January to 30 November 2011 |
| Live dogs imported into the UK | |
|---|---|
| Number | |
| 2007 | 9,4444 |
| 2008 | 10,7042 |
| 2009 | 9,1862 |
| 2010 | 8,7008 |
| 2011¹ | 8,1142 |
| ¹ 1 January to 30 November 2011 |
| Live cats and dogs exported from the UK under third country certificate | |
|---|---|
| Number | |
| 2007 | 9,491 |
| 2008 | 8,102 |
| 2009 | 7,951 |
| 2010 | 7,918 |
| 2011 | 8,542 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from which countries live (a) cats and (b) dogs are imported into the UK; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from which countries live (a) cats and (b) dogs are imported into the UK; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much funding she has allocated to the Don't bring me back campaign (a) in 2011-12 and (b) in each of the next three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much funding she has allocated to the Don't bring me back campaign (a) in 2011-12 and (b) in each of the next three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will publish any legal advice she received on the potential for the Government to implement a unilateral ban on the import of eggs from EU member states that have not complied with Directive 1999/74/EC.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will publish any legal advice she received on the potential for the Government to implement a unilateral ban on the import of eggs from EU member states that have not complied with Directive 1999/74/EC.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what total volume by (a) value and (b) tonnage of fresh fruit and vegetables was imported from Israel in each of the last five years; and what proportion by (i) value and (ii) tonnage (A) had and (B)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what total volume by (a) value and (b) tonnage of fresh fruit and vegetables was imported from Israel in each of the last five years; and what proportion by (i) value and (ii) tonnage (A) had and (B)...
| Table 1: Total (a) value and (b) volume of fresh fruit and vegetables, as regulated by EU marketing standards, for 2006-10 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||||||
| Description | £000 | Tonnes | £000 | Tonnes | £000 | Tonnes | £000 | Tonnes | £000 | Tonnes |
| Fresh fruit | 30,513 | 37,075 | 31,316 | 41,503 | 24,824 | 31,707 | 27,633 | 31,813 | 27,194 | 28,989 |
| Fresh vegetables | 14,547 | 13,610 | 18,285 | 15,847 | 12,815 | 12,427 | 14,920 | 25,225 | 16,237 | 18,115 |
| Source: | ||||||||||
| HM Revenue and Customs. Data prepared by DEFRA. |
| Table 2. Total tonnage and proportion of imports, as regulated by EU marketing standards, that (a) had (b) did not have a certificate of conformity issued by the Israeli authorities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonnes | Percentage | ||||
| With certificate | Without | Total | With certificate | Without | |
| 2007 | 23,099 | 5,297 | 28,396 | 81 | 19 |
| 2008 | 33,011 | 17,917 | 50,928 | 65 | 35 |
| 2009 | 9,050 | 6,547 | 15,597 | 58 | 42 |
| 2010 | 17,418 | 11,561 | 28,979 | 60 | 40 |
| 2011¹ | 11,963 | 3,127 | 15,090 | 79 | 21 |
| ¹ Until 22 November 2011 | |||||
| Note: | |||||
| July 2009—changes to the marketing standards saw the number of specific marketing standards reduced from 36 to 10. |
| Table 3. Total (a) value and (b) volume of imports of potatoes | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||||
| Type | Description | £000 | Tonnes | £000 | Tonnes | £000 | Tonnes | £000 | Tonnes | £000 | Tonnes |
| Potatoes | New potatoes; fresh or chilled | 25,500 | 82,306 | 31,005 | 101,086 | 31,338 | 103,091 | 18,861 | 63,508 | 18,900 | 61,236 |
| Potatoes-other (main crop/ware); fresh or chilled | 1,329 | 4,018 | 2,057 | 7,295 | 2,719 | 10,484 | 4,373 | 16,970 | 771 | 2,107 | |
| Potatoes total | 26,829 | 86,323 | 33,062 | 108,381 | 34,057 | 113,575 | 23,234 | 80,477 | 19,672 | 63,343 | |
| Source: | |||||||||||
| HM Revenue and Customs. Data prepared by DEFRA. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information her Department holds on the likely effects of importation of woody material to the UK for biomass consumption on the price of (a) wood for use in furniture and building and (b) food in exporting countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information her Department holds on the likely effects of importation of woody material to the UK for biomass consumption on the price of (a) wood for use in furniture and building and (b) food in exporting countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much of the UK's milk was imported in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much of the UK's milk was imported in the latest period for which figures are available.
| UK liquid milk production (billion) | Whole milk equivalent of milk and milk product imports (billion) | Whole milk equivalent of milk and milk product exports (billion) | Total new supply (billion) | Production as % of new supply | |
| 2009 | 13.2 | 6.24 | 2.84 | 16.61 | 80 |
| Source: | |||||
| DEFRA Overseas Trade Statistics |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will bring forward proposals to protect egg producers from adverse effects arising from the import of (a) food products manufactured from shell eggs produced in systems in other EU member states which do not comply with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will bring forward proposals to protect egg producers from adverse effects arising from the import of (a) food products manufactured from shell eggs produced in systems in other EU member states which do not comply with...