Animals: Northern Ireland
(asked on 17th March 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many animals entered Great Britain from Northern Ireland in each month from January 2020 to February 2021 inclusive.
The number of live animals imported from Northern Ireland to Great Britain from January 2020 to February 2021 are as follows:
Month | Total Number of Live Animals |
Jan 2020 | 7554 |
Feb 2020 | 9147 |
Mar 2020 | 13644 |
April 2020 | 7397 |
May 2020 | 6918 |
June 2020 | 8225 |
July 2020 | 7230 |
Aug 2020 | 6687 |
Sept 2020 | 8219 |
Oct 2020 | 3630 |
Nov 2020 | 3696 |
Dec 2020 | 4534 |
Jan 2021 | 16 |
Feb 2021 | 32 |
This data was extracted from the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES). TRACES is a European Commission system employed by EU member states to facilitate and record animal/animal product movements into and throughout the EU.
This response has been compiled by the Animal and Plant Health Agency from data provided by third parties, and as such is reliant on the providers for the accuracy of the information.
The data is correct according to APHA records. However, APHA is now receiving an increased number of Importer Notifications that do not specify country of origin of the consignment. This may account in the reduction of figures for January and February.