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Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 December 2003. It was answered by John Healey (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 December 2003 on behalf of the Treasury.


Treasury

Question
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many trained sniffer dogs are deployed for the detection of illegal meat imports at UK ports of entry; and where they are located.
Answer

Tim Loughton: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many trained sniffer dogs are deployed for the detection of illegal meat imports at UK ports of entry; and where they are located. [141056] John Healey: Customs deploy two meat detector dogs and a further four will be deployed early in the new year, as soon as their training is complete. All of these dogs can be deployed at any port or airport across the UK.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
141056; 415 c60W
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Crime prevention Customs officers Customs Dogs Meat Meat products Smuggling
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk