Written question asked by Michael Fabricant (Conservative) on Monday, 8 September 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 September 2003. It was answered by John Healey (Labour) on Monday, 15 September 2003 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6th March by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 203, c952-3, how many food sniffer dogs are available at (a) airports and (b) seaports. - Inc ref to 10 September 2003, 410 c354W.

Answer: Michael Fabricant: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 6 March by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Official Report, columns 952-53, how many food sniffer dogs are available at (a) airports and (b) seaports. [129143] John Healey: I refer the hon. Gentlemen to the answer I gave him on 10 September. The additional information requested on the deployment of detector dogs is not available; exemption 4 (Law Enforcement and legal proceedings) of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information applies to all such information about Customs anti-smuggling activities.

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