United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 133300
Dogs: Smuggling
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30 December 2020
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15 January 2021 · Answer
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15 January 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Department is taking with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to tackle the smuggling of puppies between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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30 December 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Department is taking with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to tackle the smuggling of puppies between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Source: Commons
15 January 2021
Answer
Defra takes the illegal importation of pets seriously. We will continue to work closely with Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to tackle this abhorrent trade which causes suffering to animals and puts the health of ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-30/133300
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1273014
- uk · wq-1273014 · source updated 15 January 2021