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Written question asked by Baroness Byford (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord McKenzie of Luton (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 November 2005.


Wild Birds

Question
Further to the reply by the Lord Bach on 17 November (Official Report, col. 1298), whether, in addition to sniffer dogs, they support the use of electronic surveillance machinery to detect illegally imported wild birds.
Answer

The Government support the use of such machinery including in particular X-ray scanning equipment to detect any illegally imported goods.HM Revenue and Customs already uses X-ray equipment when appropriate and continually monitors the marketplace for other technology that could also assist.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2453; 676 c29WA
Session
2005-06
Related items
Avian Flu
Thursday, 17 November 2005
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords
Subjects
Birds Import controls X-rays Smuggling Revenue and Customs
Link
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