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To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many seal skins were imported into the UK in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

Asked by
David Anderson (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 November 2006
Reference
451 c1606-7W;451 c1608W; 99121
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what imports to the UK came from Burma in the first six months of 2006, broken down by value of category of import.

Asked by
John Bercow (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 November 2006
Reference
100296; 451 c1085-6W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which companies (a) import and (b) sell Burmese timber in the UK.

Asked by
John Bercow (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 November 2006
Reference
100297; 451 c1086W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of firearms illegally imported into the UK in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Julia Goldsworthy (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 November 2006
Reference
100245; 451 c1025-6W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will take steps with his EU counterparts to bring the EU trade regulations affecting imports of Burmese origin into line with those in the USA.

Asked by
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 November 2006
Reference
451 c739W; 98076
House
House of Commons
I am delighted to congratulate my hon. Friend’s local butcher on such a tremendous success. If she could arrange for them to send a small sample, I should be very happy to try it for myself.
Answered by
Ben Bradshaw (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
2 November 2006
Reference
451 c451
House
House of Commons
Yes, we impress that on the Commission on a regular basis. It was largely as a result of UK intervention that the Commission recently made a return visit to Brazil, which was one of the countries that had been causing concern among hon. Members. We understand that the Commission was satisfied by that visit, and does not believe that there is any reason to follow up suggestions for a blanket ban on Brazilian imports. We work constantly to ensure that the Commission takes seriously its responsibilities in that regard, and we believe that it does so.
Answered by
Ben Bradshaw (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
2 November 2006
Reference
451 c451
House
House of Commons
I am sure that my hon. Friend will join me in congratulating Hofmann and Sons butchers in Wakefield, whose large pork pie has just won best in show at the Great Yorkshire pork pie and sausage show. That is the world cup for pork pies. May I encourage all hon. Members who wish to place their orders to do so through my office before Christmas?
Asked by
Mary Creagh (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
2 November 2006
Reference
451 c451
House
House of Commons
It is not fair to describe the way in which the scare last week was handled as chaotic. It was handled extremely well. The hon. Gentleman is wrong about the state veterinary service. I am pleased to be able to put on record here and now in the House that the state veterinary service is one of the few bits of the DEFRA family that is not affected by the current savings. I know that because I am the Minister responsible, and I protected it specifically—[Interruption.] That is not the case. They have moved £3 million— The hon. Gentleman continues to shout from a sedentary position, but the state veterinary service has not had its budget cut, unlike most of DEFRA and the DEFRA family. It has moved £3 million from revenue to capital. I have great confidence that the state veterinary service and other officials on the ground will do their utmost to ensure that what the hon. Gentleman fears will not happen. He knows very well that there is no such thing as 100 per cent. certainty that there will never be another animal disease outbreak in this country. Indeed, we have had some this year. There have been two avian flu outbreaks, and they were coped with excellently by the state veterinary service and by DEFRA staff. I would hope that, rather than criticise them, the hon. Gentleman will praise them for their success.
Answered by
Ben Bradshaw (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
2 November 2006
Reference
451 c451-2
House
House of Commons
The previous outbreak of foot and mouth was alleged to have been caused by imported meat. Thank goodness last week’s scare about another outbreak proved to be a false alarm; I am sure that we are all extremely relieved about that. Will the Minister tell us how he will ensure that no disease is imported in future, and how any further outbreaks will be contained, given that he is cutting £5.5 million from the two agencies designed to protect us and our livestock—the state veterinary service and the Veterinary Laboratories Agency, which was responsible for identifying the avian flu in the Cellardyke swan? If any future outbreak is handled as chaotically as past outbreaks have been, who will be accountable—another official, or the Minister who cut the funds? Why don’t you answer?
Asked by
James Paice (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
2 November 2006
Reference
451 c451-2
House
House of Commons
Does the Minister recognise that this country’s traceability regime ensures that UK consumers can have absolute confidence in the quality and safety of UK production? Will he therefore impress upon the Commission that the checks need to be robust, to ensure that the same standards are being applied elsewhere? There are costs involved in the traceability scheme in this country, and consumers and producers need a fair and level playing field for meat production.
Asked by
Robert Smith (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
2 November 2006
Reference
451 c451
House
House of Commons
Countries that export meat to the EU must first be approved on the basis of an inspection by the European Commission, which includes an assessment of their systems to ensure traceability. On arrival, health certificates and identification marks, which identify the origin of the meat, are checked by UK officials.
Answered by
Ben Bradshaw (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
2 November 2006
Reference
451 c451
House
House of Commons
What steps his Department is taking to ensure the traceability of all meat imports.
Asked by
Robert Smith (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
2 November 2006
Reference
451 c451; 98807
House
House of Commons

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the net cost to the Exchequer of imported oil was in each year since 1997.

Asked by
Anne Begg (Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 2006
Reference
451 c541W; 97732
House
House of Commons

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of firearms entering the UK in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Julia Goldsworthy (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 2006
Reference
451 c540W; 98506
House
House of Commons

That this House notes with concern that the world's largest container ship, Emma Maersk 3, is to arrive in the UK from China bringing with it 45,000 tonnes of Christmas gifts and foodstuffs all of which could have been purchased from British manufacturers and farmers; deplores the impact on the...

Primary sponsor
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Early day motions
Date
1 November 2006
Reference
2901
House
House of Commons

I apologise to my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire, North for turning up after he had started the debate, and I congratulate him on securing it. I want to turn to the wider issues, which I understand my right hon. Friend may not be able to respond...

Member
Andrew Love (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
1 November 2006
Reference
451 c147-8WH
House
House of Commons

I am sorry; we are at the end of the debate. I will take this issue forward. I know that all hon. Members present take a keen interest in it and I will be happy to keep them informed, when I am able to, of the Government’s decisions on the...

Member
Baroness Primarolo (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
1 November 2006
Reference
451 c148WH
House
House of Commons

When I initially asked my right hon. Friend to take my intervention, it was when she said that she did not recognise the figure of £200 million. It comes from the then Economic Secretary’s evidence to the Treasury Committee in February 2005. He said that the relief was leading to...

Member
Jim Dowd (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
1 November 2006
Reference
451 c146-7WH
House
House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on VAT on imported CDs and DVDs.

Lead member
Jim Sheridan
Answering member
Baroness Primarolo
Department
Treasury
Type
Adjournment debates
Date
1 November 2006
Reference
451 c141-8WH
House
House of Commons