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These initiatives were driven by Lord Patten of Barnes, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
Lord Patten of Barnes has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
Lord Patten of Barnes has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
The UK fully harmonised with the EU Pet Travel Scheme on 1 January 2012. Since that date (up to the end of 2019), there have been 1,960,766 pet movements into Great Britain under the scheme.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) does not record how many of these pets were re-entering Great Britain. APHA does not hold details of pet movements into Northern Ireland.
There have been no confirmed cases of rabies in dogs and other mammals since 2012.
The Government is working with the European Commission to ensure that pet travel between the UK and EU continues smoothly after January 2021. The UK and Crown Dependencies submitted its application to become a Part 1 listed third country under Annex II of the EU Pet Travel Regulations to the European Commission, and this is our preferred position. It is now for the Commission to consider our application for listed status. The end of the Transition Period opens up new opportunities for managing our own pet travel arrangements, including ensuring that there are robust controls on disease and animal welfare.