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 entered the UK from (a) the Republic of Ireland and (b) Romania in each month of 2022.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Since we left the EU, the EU import data was collated from PIMS which is APHA’s (Post Import Management System) and accounts for all Imports that have been entered using IPAFFS (Import of products, animals, food and feed system).
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 by traders.
APHA only holds data on GB imports.
Data for April 2022 not complete as not yet month end.
Number of dogs entered GB1 January 22 to 31 March 22 | ||
Month | Republic of Ireland | Romania |
Jan- 22 | 635 | 2529 |
Feb - 22 | 670 | 2365 |
March - 22 | 632 | 2531 |
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, what steps the Animal and Plant Health Agency plans to take in response to animals landed at ports which are not designated Border Control Posts, once Border Control Posts come into operation in July 2022.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
From July 2022 Live animals imported from the EU into GB can continue to enter at any point of entry as they do today. Where live animals enter a point of entry with an appropriately designated Border Control Post with available facilities for that consignment, the consignment may be selected for inspection at the border.
Where there aren’t facilities available at a border control post for that consignment, checks will continue to take place at destination as they do now.
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 entered the UK from (a) the Republic of Ireland and (b) Romania in each month from January 2021 to January 2022 inclusive.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Since we left the EU, the EU import data was collated from PIMS which is APHA’s (Post Import Management System) and accounts for all Imports that have been entered using IPAFFS (Import of products, animals, food and feed system).
The information that we have provided is a true reflection of the information that we have access to. We can’t guarantee the accuracy of this data, as we can only rely on the information that has been input into IPAFFS by traders.
Number of dogs entered the UK January 21 to 27th January 2022 | ||
Month | Republic of Ireland | Romania |
Jan-21 | 101 | 483 |
Feb-21 | 496 | 3511 |
Mar-21 | 647 | 4133 |
Apr-21 | 530 | 4507 |
May-21 | 683 | 3517 |
Jun-21 | 586 | 2746 |
Jul-21 | 522 | 3459 |
Aug-21 | 613 | 2935 |
Sep-21 | 695 | 3236 |
Oct-21 | 538 | 2920 |
Nov-21 | 622 | 3059 |
Dec-21 | 406 | 2232 |
Jan-22 | 660 | 2776 |
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 entered the UK from the European Union in each month between 1 January 2021 to 27 January 2022.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Since we left the EU, the EU import data was collated from PIMS which is APHA’s (Post Import Management System) and accounts for all Imports that have been entered using IPAFFS (Import of products, animals, food and feed system).
The information that we have provided is a true reflection of the information that we have access to. We can’t guarantee the accuracy of this data, as we can only rely on the information that has been input into IPAFFS by traders.
Number of dogs from EU to UK 1 January 21 to 27 January 22 | |
Month | Number of Dogs |
Jan-21 | 771 |
Feb-21 | 5547 |
Mar-21 | 7517 |
Apr-21 | 8007 |
May-21 | 6893 |
Jun-21 | 5753 |
Jul-21 | 6458 |
Aug-21 | 6087 |
Sep-21 | 6894 |
Oct-21 | 5688 |
Nov-21 | 6007 |
Dec-21 | 4532 |
Jan-22 | 4966 |
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 (a) dogs and (b) cats were imported under the Balai Directive in each month of 2021.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Since we left the EU, the EU import data was collated from PIMS which is APHA’s (Post Import Management System) and accounts for all Imports that have been entered using IPAFFS (Import of products, animals, food and feed system).
The information that we have provided is a true reflection of the information that we have access to. We can’t guarantee the accuracy of this data, as we can only rely on the information that has been input into IPAFFS by traders.
Number of Cats and Dogs imported under the Balai Directive in 2021 | ||
Month | Dog | Cat |
January | 771 | 50 |
February | 5547 | 425 |
March | 7517 | 478 |
April | 8007 | 446 |
May | 6893 | 413 |
June | 5753 | 319 |
July | 6458 | 503 |
August | 6087 | 505 |
September | 6894 | 672 |
October | 5688 | 514 |
November | 6007 | 539 |
December | 4532 | 473 |
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 cats were imported using the Pet Travel Scheme in (a) August, (b) September and (c) October 2021.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The data regarding the Pet Travel Scheme covers pets entering Great Britain and is based on information provided by checkers employed by approved carriers of pet animals.
Cats imported into GB under the pet travel scheme | |||
2021 | Aug | Sept | Oct |
Cats | 3,385 | 3,318 | 2,392 |
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 per vehicle entered the UK under the Pet Travel Scheme in each year from 2017 to 2020 inclusive.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Animal and Plant Health Agency has information on how many dogs have entered the UK under the Pet Travel Scheme but does not have information on how many dogs have entered per vehicle.
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 Intra-Trade Animal Health certificates were issued for dogs entering the UK in each month of 2021 to date.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Following departure from the EU, all imports from the EU should be notified via IPAFFS, attaching the relevant health documentation to the notification. The information below has been collated from PIMS (APHA’s Post Import Management System) and does not account for all Imports that may have entered using Traces NT rather than IPAFFS.
The only data APHA can provide from IPAFFS is the number of Importer Notifications that have been submitted for commercial dogs. Intra-Trade Animal Health certificates are no longer issued for imports from the EU.
Number of Importer Notifications received for commercial imports of dogs to the UK in 2021 | |
January | 771 |
February | 4089 |
March | 5449 |
April | 5397 |
May | 4893 |
June | 3850 |
July | 4612 |
August | 4235 |
September | 4933 |
October | 4076 |
November to 16/11/21 | 2827 |
The information that APHA have provided from IPAFFS is a true reflection of the information that we have access to. APHA cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data, as we can only rely on the information that has been input into IPAFFS by a third party.
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 using the Pet Travel Scheme in (a) August, (b) September and (c) October 2021.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Dogs imported into GB under the Pet Travel Scheme | |||
2021 | Aug | Sept | Oct |
Dogs | 21,519 | 19,984 | 17,051 |
The data regarding the Pet Travel Scheme covers pets entering Great Britain and is based on information provided by checkers employed by approved carriers of pet animals.
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, when he plans to publish the research on responsible dog ownership commissioned by his Department from Middlesex University.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Defra commissioned Middlesex University to examine measures to reduce dog attacks and promote responsible ownership. The research considers different approaches and the effectiveness of current dog control measures. The report will be published shortly and will provide the basis for the consideration of further reform in this area.