Asked by: Mike Penning (Conservative - Hemel Hempstead)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2022 to Question 33729 on Cats and Dogs: Imports, if he will take steps to help animal rescue and rehoming organisations develop processes that meet biosecurity standards to allow those organisations to import cats and dogs from Romania whilst the ban on commercial imports remains in place.
Answered by Steve Double
The Government appreciates the work of rescue and rehoming organisations to ensure that unwanted and abandoned animals are given the opportunity to find a forever home whilst complying with our animal health and welfare legislation. However, this measure is important to protect our biosecurity and the health of pets in this country. We would encourage organisations which are temporarily unable to import rescue dogs, cats, and ferrets into Great Britain to provide help and assistance to animals in situ.
We are regularly engaging with the rescue sector on the impacts of the temporary safeguarding measure on the import of cats, dogs and ferrets from Romania and on options to mitigate the biosecurity risks.
Asked by: Lord Rosser (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many charter deportation flights took place in 2021; and how many deportees were on each of those flights.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
This Government’s priority is keeping the people of this country safe, and we make no apology for seeking to remove dangerous foreign criminals. Foreign nationals who abuse our hospitality by committing crimes should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them.
Charter flight operations are an important means to return disruptive individuals or where they are limited scheduled routes, particularly during the global Coronavirus pandemic. We manage the charter programme flexibly, balancing it with the use of scheduled flights to best respond to operational needs.
In the calendar year 2021 – The Home Office operated 63 flights removing 1365 individuals.
FLIGHT DATE | DESTINATION | NUMBER OF PEOPLE REMOVED |
13/01/2021 | ROMANIA | 25 |
19/01/2021 | LITHUANIA | 23 |
26/01/2021 | POLAND | Less than 10 |
04/02/2021 | ROMANIA | 34 |
11/02/2021 | LITHUANIA | 16 |
18/02/2021 | POLAND | 16 |
25/02/2021 | HUNGARY & BULGARIA | 15 |
02/03/2021 | ROMANIA | 20 |
09/03/2021 | LITHUANIA | Less than 10 |
18/03/2021 | POLAND | 13 |
24/03/2021 | ROMANIA | 12 |
31/03/2021 | LITHUANIA | 20 |
08/04/2021 | HUNGARY & BULGARIA | 11 |
13/04/2021 | ROMANIA | 30 |
15/04/2021 | POLAND | 23 |
19/04/2021 | ALBANIA | 20 |
21/04/2021 | VIETNAM | 27 |
27/04/2021 | ROMANIA | 29 |
29/04/2021 | POLAND | 15 |
06/05/2021 | HUNGARY & BULGARIA | Less than 10 |
11/05/2021 | LITHUANIA | 22 |
13/05/2021 | ALBANIA | 30 |
18/05/2021 | POLAND | 18 |
20/05/2021 | ALBANIA | 29 |
25/05/2021 | ROMANIA | 30 |
27/05/2021 | ALBANIA | 24 |
03/06/2021 | ALBANIA | 31 |
10/06/2021 | ALBANIA | Less than 10 |
15/06/2021 | LITHUANIA | 15 |
17/06/2021 | ALBANIA | 19 |
22/06/2021 | POLAND | 18 |
24/06/2021 | ROMANIA | 20 |
01/07/2021 | ALBANIA | 37 |
06/07/2021 | SPAIN & PORTUGAL | Less than 10 |
13/07/2021 | ROMANIA & LITHUANIA | 30 |
15/07/2021 | ALBANIA | 12 |
21/07/2021 | ZIMBABWE | 14 |
28/07/2021 | VIETNAM | 20 |
03/08/2021 | POLAND | 13 |
05/08/2021 | ALBANIA | 22 |
10/08/2021 | JAMAICA | Less than 10 |
17/08/2021 | POLAND & ROMANIA | 22 |
19/08/2021 | ALBANIA | 27 |
25/08/2021 | ZIMBABWE | Less than 10 |
01/09/2021 | NIGERIA & GHANA | Less than 10 |
14/09/2021 | POLAND & ROMANIA | 33 |
16/09/2021 | ALBANIA | 34 |
28/09/2021 | LITHUANIA | 18 |
30/09/2021 | ALBANIA | 39 |
05/10/2021 | POLAND & ROMANIA | 29 |
07/10/2021 | ALBANIA | 22 |
13/10/2021 | ALBANIA | 16 |
21/10/2021 | ALBANIA | 29 |
27/10/2021 | LITHUANIA | 18 |
02/11/2021 | ROMANIA | 19 |
04/11/2021 | ALBANIA | 35 |
10/11/2021 | JAMAICA | Less than 10 |
16/11/2021 | POLAND | 14 |
18/11/2021 | ALBANIA | 13 |
30/11/2021 | ROMANIA | 30 |
02/12/2021 | LITHUANIA | 10 |
09/12/2021 | ALBANIA | 28 |
14/12/2021 | POLAND | 16 |
16/12/2021 | ALBANIA | 21 |
21/12/2021 | LITHUANIA | 16 |
The Home Office has obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation Act 2018 and in law generally to protect personal data. This exempts personal data if disclosure would contravene any of the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018.
Asked by: Mike Penning (Conservative - Hemel Hempstead)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to give special dispensation to animal rescue charities for the commercial import of cats and dogs from (a) Belarus, (b) Poland, (c) Romania and (d) Ukraine where those charities guarantee full compliance with all health and legal requirements.
Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General
The UK, Scottish and Welsh Governments have temporarily suspended the commercial import of dogs, cats and ferrets into Great Britain if they originate from or have been dispatched from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine, until 3 September 2022.
We appreciate the impact that the temporary suspension will have on rescue organisations that operate in these countries. However, this measure is important to protect our biosecurity and the health of pets in this country.
This decision has been taken because of the serious health risk to humans and animals in Great Britain from commercial cats, dogs and ferrets from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine that do not comply with UK health and documentation requirements.
We understand the fluid situation at present due to the crisis and are aware that Romania, Belarus and Poland are currently experiencing high volumes of animal movements from Ukraine. Movements from these countries into Great Britain therefore present a higher risk at the current time due to the flow of animals from Ukraine.
In particular, there is evidence to suggest that commercial consignments of pet animals from Ukraine are being moved into Poland, Romania and Belarus, including strays, rescue and abandoned animals.
Unlike non-commercial pets accompanying Ukrainian refugees, these animals often have unknown history and disease status which increases the risk of disease spread.
Our standards of biosecurity are among the highest in the world. The Government takes the importation of pets seriously and is committed to preserving our high standards of biosecurity. The movement of commercial pets from Belarus, Poland, Romania and Ukraine represents a clear and serious enough biosecurity risk at the current time that we therefore consider the suspension of these movements necessary to protect the health of people and pets in Great Britain.
This risk has been exacerbated further by serious cases of non-compliance. There is a history of non-compliant movements of rescue animals into Great Britain from this region, which further increases the biosecurity risk.
The Government appreciates the work of genuine rescue and rehoming organisations who work to ensure that unwanted and abandoned animals are given the opportunity to find a forever home while importantly complying with our animal health and welfare legislation. It is important to note that this is a temporary measure which will be reviewed in due course. We would encourage organisations which are temporarily unable to import rescue dogs, cats, and ferrets into Great Britain to provide help and assistance to animals in situ.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel are deployed abroad to fulfil the UK's NATO obligations; and which countries those personnel have been deployed to.
Answered by James Heappey
As the leading European Ally, the UK sends Armed Forces personnel to participate in every NATO operation and mission. At present, 936 are deployed on NATO activity in Estonia, 198 in Romania, 129 in Poland, 37 in Kosovo, and 24 in Iraq. This month the UK also has approximately 700 additional personnel on NATO exercises and operations contributing across Land, Air, and Sea.
In addition, UK personnel are engaged in other NATO activity in countries across the Alliance: the table below details those personnel.
Country | Number of Personnel |
Belgium | 243 |
France | 11 |
USA | 54 |
Italy | 174 |
Spain | 18 |
Germany | 156 |
Norway | 34 |
Turkey | 40 |
Portugal | 20 |
Netherlands | 111 |
Bulgaria | 1 |
Estonia | 1 |
Latvia | 4 |
Lithuania | 1 |
Romania | 3 |
Poland | 6 |
Greece | 1 |
Slovakia | 1 |
Asked by: Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour (Co-op) - Brighton, Kemptown)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the Government's extended ban on the commercial import of dogs also includes the ban of rescue dogs from countries such as Romania.
Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General
The UK, Scottish and Welsh Governments have temporarily suspended the commercial import of dogs, cats and ferrets into Great Britain if they originate from or have been dispatched from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine, until 9 July 2022.
We appreciate the impact that the temporary suspension will have on rescue organisations that operate in these countries. However, this measure is important to protect our biosecurity and the health of pets in this country.
This decision has been taken because of the serious health risk to humans and animals in Great Britain from commercial cats, dogs and ferrets from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine that do not comply with UK health and documentation requirements.
We understand the fluid situation at present due to the crisis and are aware that Romania, Belarus and Poland are currently experiencing high volumes of animal movements from Ukraine. Movements from these countries into Great Britain therefore present a higher risk at the current time due to the flow of animals from Ukraine.
In particular, there is evidence to suggest that commercial consignments of pet animals from Ukraine are being moved into Poland, Romania and Belarus, including strays, rescue and abandoned animals.
Unlike non-commercial pets accompanying Ukrainian refugees, these animals often have unknown history and disease status which increases the risk of disease spread.
Our standards of biosecurity are among the highest in the world. The Government takes the importation of pets seriously and is committed to preserving our high standards of biosecurity. The movement of commercial pets from Belarus, Poland, Romania and Ukraine represents a clear and serious enough biosecurity risk at the current time that we therefore consider the suspension of these movements necessary to protect the health of people and pets in Great Britain.
This risk has been exacerbated further by serious cases of non-compliance. There is a history of non-compliant movements of rescue animals into Great Britain from this region, which further increases the biosecurity risk.
The Government appreciates the work of genuine rescue and rehoming organisations who work to ensure that unwanted and abandoned animals are given the opportunity to find a forever home while importantly complying with our animal health and welfare legislation. It is important to note that this is a temporary measure which will be reviewed in due course. We would encourage organisations which are temporarily unable to import rescue dogs, cats, and ferrets into Great Britain to provide help and assistance to animals in situ.
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting certain organisations, subject to full compliance with vaccine and testing requirements, from the current temporary suspension of commercial imports of dogs and cats where they originate from or have been dispatched from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine.
Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General
The UK, Scottish and Welsh Governments have temporarily suspended the commercial import of dogs, cats and ferrets into Great Britain if they originate from or have been dispatched from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine, until 9 July 2022.
We appreciate the impact that the temporary suspension will have on rescue organisations that operate in these countries. However, this measure is important to protect our biosecurity and the health of pets in this country.
This decision has been taken because of the serious health risk to humans and animals in Great Britain from commercial cats, dogs and ferrets from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine that do not comply with UK health and documentation requirements.
We understand the fluid situation at present due to the crisis and are aware that Romania, Belarus and Poland are currently experiencing high volumes of animal movements from Ukraine. Movements from these countries into Great Britain therefore present a higher risk at the current time due to the flow of animals from Ukraine.
In particular, there is evidence to suggest that commercial consignments of pet animals from Ukraine are being moved into Poland, Romania and Belarus, including strays, rescue and abandoned animals.
Unlike non-commercial pets accompanying Ukrainian refugees, these animals often have unknown history and disease status which increases the risk of disease spread.
Our standards of biosecurity are among the highest in the world. The Government takes the importation of pets seriously and is committed to preserving our high standards of biosecurity. The movement of commercial pets from Belarus, Poland, Romania and Ukraine represents a clear and serious enough biosecurity risk at the current time that we therefore consider the suspension of these movements necessary to protect the health of people and pets in Great Britain.
This risk has been exacerbated further by serious cases of non-compliance. There is a history of non-compliant movements of rescue animals into Great Britain from this region, which further increases the biosecurity risk.
The Government appreciates the work of genuine rescue and rehoming organisations who work to ensure that unwanted and abandoned animals are given the opportunity to find a forever home while importantly complying with our animal health and welfare legislation. It is important to note that this is a temporary measure which will be reviewed in due course. We would encourage organisations which are temporarily unable to import rescue dogs, cats, and ferrets into Great Britain to provide help and assistance to animals in situ.
Asked by: Alexander Stafford (Conservative - Rother Valley)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will urgently review the temporary suspension of the commercial import of (a) rescue animals and (b) other dogs and cats, if they (i) have been dispatched from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine and (ii) can demonstrate that they will be fully vaccinated and blood tested by a registered charity.
Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General
The UK, Scottish and Welsh Governments have temporarily suspended the commercial import of dogs, cats and ferrets into Great Britain if they originate from or have been dispatched from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine, until 9 July 2022.
We appreciate the impact that the temporary suspension will have on rescue organisations that operate in these countries. However, this measure is important to protect our biosecurity and the health of pets in this country.
This decision has been taken because of the serious health risk to humans and animals in Great Britain from commercial cats, dogs and ferrets from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine that do not comply with UK health and documentation requirements.
We understand the fluid situation at present due to the crisis and are aware that Romania, Belarus and Poland are currently experiencing high volumes of animal movements from Ukraine. Movements from these countries into Great Britain therefore present a higher risk at the current time due to the flow of animals from Ukraine.
In particular, there is evidence to suggest that commercial consignments of pet animals from Ukraine are being moved into Poland, Romania and Belarus, including strays, rescue and abandoned animals.
Unlike non-commercial pets accompanying Ukrainian refugees, these animals often have unknown history and disease status which increases the risk of disease spread.
Our standards of biosecurity are among the highest in the world. The Government takes the importation of pets seriously and is committed to preserving our high standards of biosecurity. The movement of commercial pets from Belarus, Poland, Romania and Ukraine represents a clear and serious enough biosecurity risk at the current time that we therefore consider the suspension of these movements necessary to protect the health of people and pets in Great Britain.
This risk has been exacerbated further by serious cases of non-compliance. There is a history of non-compliant movements of rescue animals into Great Britain from this region, which further increases the biosecurity risk.
The Government appreciates the work of genuine rescue and rehoming organisations who work to ensure that unwanted and abandoned animals are given the opportunity to find a forever home while importantly complying with our animal health and welfare legislation. It is important to note that this is a temporary measure which will be reviewed in due course. We would encourage organisations which are temporarily unable to import rescue dogs, cats, and ferrets into Great Britain to provide help and assistance to animals in situ.
Asked by: Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party - East Lothian)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs were imported under the Balai Directive in each month of (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022 as of 6 June 2022; and from which countries those dogs originated.
Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General
Since we left the EU, the EU import data for 2021 and 2022 was collated from the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s Post Import Management System (PIMS) and accounts for all imports into Great Britain that have been entered using IPAFFS (Import of products, animals, food and feed system).
For 2020, the data was extracted from TRACES NT through the data warehouse facility.
The information that we have provided is a true reflection of the information that we have access to. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data, as we can only rely on the information that has been input into IPAFFS and TRACES by traders.
From 14 April 2022 Great Britain temporarily suspended the commercial import of dogs, cats and ferrets if they originated from or have been dispatched from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine, until 9 July 2022.
Please find data below.
2020 Numbers of Dogs imported under Balai Directive | ||||||
Country of Origin | Jan | Feb | Mar | April | May | June |
Austria |
|
|
|
|
| 3 |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| 1 | 1 |
Bulgaria | 32 | 9 | 20 |
|
| 39 |
Croatia | 13 | 17 | 2 |
| 9 | 32 |
Cyprus | 286 | 271 | 185 | 61 | 229 | 348 |
Czechia | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | 13 |
Denmark |
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
England |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estonia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finland |
| 1 | 1 |
|
|
|
France | 1 |
| 7 | 17 |
| 4 |
Germany | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
Greece | 22 | 44 | 22 |
| 26 | 42 |
Hungary | 259 | 241 | 138 | 113 | 318 | 435 |
Iceland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Italy |
| 1 |
| 1 | 4 | 19 |
Latvia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lithuania | 1 | 1 |
|
|
| 1 |
Luxembourg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Malta |
|
| 1 |
|
|
|
Netherlands |
|
| 5 |
| 1 | 1 |
Northern Ireland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Norway |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poland | 108 | 102 | 106 | 80 | 187 | 279 |
Portugal | 3 | 9 | 1 |
|
| 20 |
Republic of Ireland | 694 | 658 | 467 | 99 | 309 | 480 |
Romania | 1944 | 1705 | 870 | 529 | 2585 | 2814 |
Scotland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Slovakia |
| 3 | 3 |
|
| 2 |
Slovenia |
|
|
|
| 2 | 1 |
Spain | 440 | 324 | 155 | 32 | 491 | 646 |
Sweden |
|
|
|
| 3 | 1 |
Switzerland |
|
|
|
| 1 |
|
Wales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
UK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Isle of Man |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Grand Total | 3810 | 3391 | 1987 | 934 | 4190 | 5202 |
2020 Numbers of Dogs imported under Balai Directive | ||||||
Country of Origin | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Austria | 1 | 2 |
|
| 1 | 1 |
Belgium |
|
|
| 2 | 3 | 6 |
Bulgaria | 20 |
| 20 | 1 | 41 | 40 |
Croatia | 3 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
Cyprus | 575 | 266 | 595 | 492 | 414 | 524 |
Czechia | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 39 |
Denmark |
|
|
|
| 1 |
|
England |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estonia | 5 |
|
| 7 | 2 | 7 |
Finland |
| 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
|
France | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 |
Germany | 17 |
| 2 | 19 | 11 | 18 |
Greece | 61 | 154 | 52 | 65 | 46 | 29 |
Hungary | 542 | 395 | 588 | 649 | 717 | 670 |
Iceland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Italy | 17 | 19 | 41 | 54 | 42 | 45 |
Latvia | 1 |
|
|
| 2 | 2 |
Lithuania | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 40 |
Luxembourg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Malta |
| 1 |
|
| 2 | 1 |
Netherlands | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | 12 |
|
Northern Ireland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Norway |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poland | 349 | 314 | 514 | 527 | 678 | 700 |
Portugal | 44 | 45 | 63 | 50 | 74 | 34 |
Republic of Ireland | 461 | 449 | 640 | 572 | 508 | 477 |
Romania | 3427 | 3166 | 3454 | 3854 | 3587 | 4590 |
Scotland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Slovakia | 11 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 17 | 17 |
Slovenia |
| 1 |
|
| 1 |
|
Spain | 752 | 407 | 810 | 682 | 716 | 1020 |
Sweden |
|
|
| 1 | 9 | 1 |
Switzerland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
UK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Isle of Man |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Grand Total | 6309 | 5272 | 6826 | 7031 | 6944 | 8293 |
2021 Numbers of Dogs imported under Balai Directive | ||||||
Country of Origin | Jan | Feb | Mar | April | May | June |
Austria |
|
| 14 |
| 4 |
|
Belgium | 19 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Bulgaria | 35 | 65 | 113 | 74 | 116 | 131 |
Croatia |
| 27 | 125 | 118 | 207 | 196 |
Cyprus | 143 | 485 | 323 | 384 | 205 | 415 |
Czechia |
| 14 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 20 |
Denmark |
|
| 12 |
| 1 | 184 |
England | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
|
Estonia |
|
|
| 16 | 5 |
|
Finland |
| 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
|
France | 6 | 58 | 40 | 48 | 17 | 111 |
Germany |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 |
Greece | 13 | 31 | 24 | 116 | 164 | 79 |
Hungary | 35 | 234 | 865 | 621 | 582 | 358 |
Iceland |
|
| 1 |
|
|
|
Italy | 4 | 29 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 33 |
Latvia |
| 36 | 25 | 66 | 61 | 45 |
Lithuania | 28 | 35 | 75 | 62 | 32 | 28 |
Luxembourg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Malta |
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
Netherlands | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Northern Ireland |
| 2 |
|
|
|
|
Norway |
|
|
| 1 |
|
|
Poland | 131 | 318 | 564 | 587 | 688 | 566 |
Portugal | 1 | 34 | 69 | 59 | 43 | 78 |
Republic of Ireland | 96 | 529 | 717 | 560 | 654 | 640 |
Romania | 558 | 3609 | 4220 | 4788 | 3696 | 3199 |
Scotland |
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
Slovakia | 5 | 32 | 39 | 27 | 17 | 22 |
Slovenia |
|
| 1 | 3 |
| 1 |
Spain | 117 | 269 | 637 | 702 | 573 | 590 |
Sweden |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Switzerland |
|
| 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
Wales |
|
| 1 |
|
|
|
UK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Isle of Man |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
| 1 |
|
|
Grand Total | 1201 | 5832 | 7937 | 8305 | 7125 | 6724 |
2021 Numbers of Dogs imported under Balai Directive | ||||||
Country of Origin | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Austria |
| 2 | 1 |
| 1 |
|
Belgium | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
|
Bulgaria | 96 | 44 | 157 | 110 | 86 | 66 |
Croatia | 282 | 223 | 132 | 254 | 246 | 193 |
Cyprus | 297 | 396 | 345 | 325 | 165 | 275 |
Czechia | 22 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 30 |
Denmark |
| 58 | 210 | 43 | 94 | 117 |
England | 20 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
Estonia |
| 1 | 1 |
|
|
|
Finland |
| 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
France | 38 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 32 | 7 |
Germany | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Greece | 110 | 98 | 124 | 110 | 88 | 60 |
Hungary | 322 | 223 | 402 | 302 | 277 | 296 |
Iceland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Italy | 35 | 29 | 35 | 17 | 36 | 8 |
Latvia | 43 | 28 | 57 | 55 | 69 | 27 |
Lithuania | 81 | 71 | 82 | 77 | 55 | 52 |
Luxembourg |
|
|
|
|
| 2 |
Malta |
|
|
|
|
| 2 |
Netherlands | 4 | 34 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 18 |
Northern Ireland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Norway |
| 1 |
|
| 1 |
|
Poland | 480 | 486 | 543 | 492 | 405 | 333 |
Portugal | 53 | 22 | 42 | 46 | 28 | 25 |
Republic of Ireland | 557 | 620 | 651 | 557 | 633 | 444 |
Romania | 3328 | 2871 | 3108 | 3452 | 2825 | 2427 |
Scotland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Slovakia | 23 | 21 | 32 | 22 | 33 | 18 |
Slovenia | 1 |
| 1 |
|
|
|
Spain | 729 | 316 | 539 | 490 | 539 | 408 |
Sweden | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | 1 | 2 |
Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
|
|
Wales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
UK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Isle of Man |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Grand Total | 6538 | 5610 | 6548 | 6463 | 5667 | 4816 |
2022 Numbers of Dogs imported under Balai Directive | ||||||
Country of Origin | Jan | Feb | Mar | April | May | 1/6/22 to 6/6/22 |
Austria | 3 |
|
| 2 |
| |
Belgium | 10 |
| 4 | 5 | 3 |
|
Bulgaria | 79 | 40 | 95 | 115 | 244 | 57 |
Croatia | 145 | 190 | 358 | 248 | 239 |
|
Cyprus | 335 | 282 | 275 | 77 | 253 | 11 |
Czechia | 14 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 23 |
|
Denmark | 1 | 19 | 67 | 97 | 32 |
|
England |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
|
Estonia |
|
| 4 |
| 8 |
|
Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
|
|
France | 16 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 |
|
Germany | 22 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 4 |
Greece | 54 | 48 | 33 | 29 | 20 | 1 |
Hungary | 164 | 253 | 224 | 226 | 271 | 33 |
Iceland |
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|
|
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Italy | 7 | 44 | 32 | 35 | 18 |
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Latvia | 56 | 32 | 54 | 41 | 38 | 2 |
Lithuania | 36 | 63 | 52 | 31 | 28 | 9 |
Luxembourg |
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| 1 |
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|
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Malta |
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|
|
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|
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Netherlands | 24 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
Northern Ireland | 1 |
|
|
| 12 |
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Norway |
| 3 |
| 2 |
|
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Poland | 320 | 339 | 334 | 175 | 46 | 2 |
Portugal | 30 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 43 | 9 |
Republic of Ireland | 635 | 670 | 632 | 534 | 622 | 65 |
Romania | 2529 | 2365 | 2531 | 1181 | 38 | 13 |
Scotland |
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Slovakia | 17 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 1 |
Slovenia |
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|
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| 1 |
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Spain | 480 | 529 | 448 | 415 | 352 | 65 |
Sweden | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 |
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Switzerland |
| 1 |
| 1 |
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Wales |
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UK |
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| 1 | 2 |
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Isle of Man | 2 |
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Grand Total | 4983 | 4999 | 5236 | 3304 | 2331 | 273 |
Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason his Department introduced a temporary suspension on the ability of UK citizens to adopt rescue dogs from Romania.
Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General
Rescue animals or animals being moved to Great Britain for rehoming involves either the sale or the transfer of ownership of the animal and are classed as commercial movements. Therefore, these animals must move under the commercial rules. Great Britain has temporarily suspended the commercial import of dogs, cats and ferrets if they originate from or have been dispatched from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine, until 9 July 2022.
We appreciate the impact that the temporary suspension will have on those looking to adopt from these countries, however, this measure is important to protect our biosecurity and the health of pets in this country.
This decision has been taken because of the serious health risk to humans and animals in Great Britain from commercial cats, dogs and ferrets from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine that do not comply with UK health and documentation requirements.
We understand the fluid situation at present due to the crisis and are aware that Romania, Belarus and Poland are currently experiencing high volumes of animal movements from Ukraine. Movements from these countries into Great Britain therefore present a higher risk at the current time due to the flow of animals from Ukraine.
In particular, there is evidence to suggest that commercial consignments of pet animals from Ukraine are being moved into Poland, Romania and Belarus, including strays, rescue and abandoned animals. Unlike non-commercial pets accompanying Ukrainian refugees, these animals often have unknown history and disease status which increases the risk of disease spread.
We have amongst the highest standards of biosecurity in the world. The Government takes the importation of pets seriously and is committed to preserving our high standards of biosecurity. The movement of commercial pets from Belarus, Poland, Romania and Ukraine represents a clear and serious enough biosecurity risk at the current time, that we therefore consider the suspension of these movements necessary to protect the health of people and pets in Great Britain.
The Government appreciates the work of genuine rescue and rehoming organisations who work to ensure that unwanted and abandoned animals are given the opportunity to find a forever home whilst importantly complying with our animal health and welfare legislation. We continue to engage with stakeholders on the issue. However, this is a temporary measure which will be reviewed in due course.
Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to assist UK citizens who seek to adopt dogs from Romania.
Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General
Rescue animals or animals being moved to Great Britain for rehoming involves either the sale or the transfer of ownership of the animal and are classed as commercial movements. Therefore, these animals must move under the commercial rules. Great Britain has temporarily suspended the commercial import of dogs, cats and ferrets if they originate from or have been dispatched from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine, until 9 July 2022.
We appreciate the impact that the temporary suspension will have on those looking to adopt from these countries, however, this measure is important to protect our biosecurity and the health of pets in this country.
This decision has been taken because of the serious health risk to humans and animals in Great Britain from commercial cats, dogs and ferrets from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine that do not comply with UK health and documentation requirements.
We understand the fluid situation at present due to the crisis and are aware that Romania, Belarus and Poland are currently experiencing high volumes of animal movements from Ukraine. Movements from these countries into Great Britain therefore present a higher risk at the current time due to the flow of animals from Ukraine.
In particular, there is evidence to suggest that commercial consignments of pet animals from Ukraine are being moved into Poland, Romania and Belarus, including strays, rescue and abandoned animals. Unlike non-commercial pets accompanying Ukrainian refugees, these animals often have unknown history and disease status which increases the risk of disease spread.
We have amongst the highest standards of biosecurity in the world. The Government takes the importation of pets seriously and is committed to preserving our high standards of biosecurity. The movement of commercial pets from Belarus, Poland, Romania and Ukraine represents a clear and serious enough biosecurity risk at the current time, that we therefore consider the suspension of these movements necessary to protect the health of people and pets in Great Britain.
The Government appreciates the work of genuine rescue and rehoming organisations who work to ensure that unwanted and abandoned animals are given the opportunity to find a forever home whilst importantly complying with our animal health and welfare legislation. We continue to engage with stakeholders on the issue. However, this is a temporary measure which will be reviewed in due course.