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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 March 2013, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 March 2013. It was answered by Lord Harper (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 on behalf of the Home Office.


Customs: Animals

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many live animals have been confiscated at UK borders in each of the last five years.

[148356]

Answer

The most recent published data on seizures by Border Force, which was made available to the Environmental Audit Committee on Wildlife Crime, is as follows:

Seizures of live animals and birds
Number of seizures
Number of items seized
2007-08
25
442
2008-09
37
1,212
2009-10
21
563
2010-11
8
1,620

The figures and the transcript of the committee hearing can be found at:

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmenvaud/140/140.pdf


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
148356; 560 cc678-9W
Session
2012-13
Subjects
Animals Customs Ports
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk