To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions there have been since January 2000 of persons found to be selling illegally imported meat products. - Including fact that not available centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions there have been since January 2000 of persons found to be selling illegally imported meat products. - Including fact that not available centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which of the notifiable diseases mentioned in Schedule 2A of the Government's Animal Health Bill 2001 he estimates are able to enter the country by illegally imported bushmeat.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which of the notifiable diseases mentioned in Schedule 2A of the Government's Animal Health Bill 2001 he estimates are able to enter the country by illegally imported bushmeat.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11th April 2002, 383 c585W, on illegal meat imports, what progress has been made towards implementing the action plan; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11th April 2002, 383 c585W, on illegal meat imports, what progress has been made towards implementing the action plan; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many non-statutory inspections were carried out for illegal food imports in each of the last 10 years, broken down by category. - Includes figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many non-statutory inspections were carried out for illegal food imports in each of the last 10 years, broken down by category. - Includes figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many illegal meat imports were identified by Customs and Excise entering the UK in each of the last 10 years, broken down by category; and where they were discovered. - Including figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many illegal meat imports were identified by Customs and Excise entering the UK in each of the last 10 years, broken down by category; and where they were discovered. - Including figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the biosecurity measures, introduced by the Government at UK air and seaports since the 2001 foot and mouth outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the biosecurity measures, introduced by the Government at UK air and seaports since the 2001 foot and mouth outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the controls relating to the sale of imported birds in pet shops. - Including figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the controls relating to the sale of imported birds in pet shops. - Including figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 10th April, Official Report, 383 c286W, on primate imports, if she will define the categories of (a) breeding, (b) personal, (c) commercial and (d) zoological collections with reference to non-human primates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 10th April, Official Report, 383 c286W, on primate imports, if she will define the categories of (a) breeding, (b) personal, (c) commercial and (d) zoological collections with reference to non-human primates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many exotic birds were imported into the UK in the past 12 months; for what purposes they were imported; and from which countries they were imported. - Including list.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many exotic birds were imported into the UK in the past 12 months; for what purposes they were imported; and from which countries they were imported. - Including list.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many exotic birds were imported into the UK for each year from 1997 to date, broken down into (a) wild-caught and (b) captive-bred. - Including table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many exotic birds were imported into the UK for each year from 1997 to date, broken down into (a) wild-caught and (b) captive-bred. - Including table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many captive-bred non-human primates were imported into the United Kingdom in the last five years; for what purposes; and if she will make a statement.- Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many captive-bred non-human primates were imported into the United Kingdom in the last five years; for what purposes; and if she will make a statement.- Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action the Government is taking to stop imports of Brazilian mahogany.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action the Government is taking to stop imports of Brazilian mahogany.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of exotic birds imported into the UK for the last year for which figures are available were dead on arrival. - Including figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of exotic birds imported into the UK for the last year for which figures are available were dead on arrival. - Including figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions there have been for the illegal importing of meat in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. - Figures on prosecutions not collected centrally....

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions there have been for the illegal importing of meat in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. - Figures on prosecutions not collected centrally....

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to increase the checks made at ports of entry to the United Kingdom of illegally imported meat; and if she will make a statement. - (Holding answer 4 November 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to increase the checks made at ports of entry to the United Kingdom of illegally imported meat; and if she will make a statement. - (Holding answer 4 November 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much meat was (a) produced in the UK, (b) consumed in the UK and (c) imported into the UK in the last 10 years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. -...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much meat was (a) produced in the UK, (b) consumed in the UK and (c) imported into the UK in the last 10 years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. -...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many representations she has had urging her to tighten import controls on meat from (a) the Meat and Livestock Commission, (b) the NFU and (c) others.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many representations she has had urging her to tighten import controls on meat from (a) the Meat and Livestock Commission, (b) the NFU and (c) others.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional measures have been taken to comply with the new rules and regulations which come into effect from 1st January 2003 regarding illegal import of meat and dairy products; and how much additional funding has been allocated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional measures have been taken to comply with the new rules and regulations which come into effect from 1st January 2003 regarding illegal import of meat and dairy products; and how much additional funding has been allocated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what resources have been provided in the last 12 months to ensure that enforcement officers' searches of suspected illegal meat imports will take place.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what resources have been provided in the last 12 months to ensure that enforcement officers' searches of suspected illegal meat imports will take place.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many penalties have been imposed on illegal meat importers since May. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many penalties have been imposed on illegal meat importers since May. - Inc figures.