Written question asked by Peter Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Friday, 14 October 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 October 2005. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 October 2005 on behalf of the Treasury.
Customs and Excise (Northern Ireland)
- Question
- To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many specialist detector dogs are in use by Customs and Excise in Northern Ireland; and what they are specifically used to detect.
- Answer
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Detector dog teams based at Manchester and Hull provide support to Northern Ireland. Customs confirm that since April 2004, there have been 14 deployment exercises to Northern Ireland. Most deployments consist of two dogs, able to detect drugs and cash. Two of the deployments were for drugs and tobacco.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 19573; 437 c1099W;437 c1075W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Customs and Excise Dogs Northern Ireland
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