To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects (a) the new DEFRA inspection team and (b) sniffer dogs to be deployed at Heathrow.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects (a) the new DEFRA inspection team and (b) sniffer dogs to be deployed at Heathrow.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what period she has set for the pilot use of detector dogs to trace illegal meat imports; at which ports the pilot is to take place; and if she will make a statement. (Holding answer 13 June 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what period she has set for the pilot use of detector dogs to trace illegal meat imports; at which ports the pilot is to take place; and if she will make a statement. (Holding answer 13 June 2002).

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if Customs and Excise make random checks on private passengers in order to detect the illegal import of meat and meat products; what assessment has been made of the relative cost-effectiveness of measures used by Customs and Excise to detect the illegal import...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if Customs and Excise make random checks on private passengers in order to detect the illegal import of meat and meat products; what assessment has been made of the relative cost-effectiveness of measures used by Customs and Excise to detect the illegal import...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has made to European Commissioner Byrne regarding his proposed ban on the import into the EU of domestic dog and cat fur; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has made to European Commissioner Byrne regarding his proposed ban on the import into the EU of domestic dog and cat fur; and if she will make a statement.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the cat and dog fur trade

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the cat and dog fur trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what quantities of domestic (a) dog and (b) cat fur have been imported into the UK over the last five years. - Info requested not available because the system of classification does not separately identify cat and dog fur.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what quantities of domestic (a) dog and (b) cat fur have been imported into the UK over the last five years. - Info requested not available because the system of classification does not separately identify cat and dog fur.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will ban the trade in domestic (a) dog and (b) cat fur.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will ban the trade in domestic (a) dog and (b) cat fur.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the advantages of using sniffer dogs at points of entry to the UK to detect illegal meat imports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the advantages of using sniffer dogs at points of entry to the UK to detect illegal meat imports.