David Rutley corrected a written answer on Dogs: Imports
Alex Norris (Labour, Nottingham North) asked written question 254872 on 15 May 2019. David Rutley answered on 21 May 2019 for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and David Rutley corrected the answer on 4 June 2019. The correction replaced 10 figures (115, 125, 149, 20,845, 3156, 3816) with 12 figures (107, 111, 1585, 17189, 173, 216). Altogether 59 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs were imported (a) in total and (b) from each country of origin using the Balai Directive in 2018.
Original and corrected answer
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| The numbers of dogs that were imported in total and from each country of origin using the Balai Directive in 2018 were as follows: The total number of dogs imported in 2018 was The breakdown of this figure by country is as follows: Country Of Origin | Dogs Austria | Belgium | Bulgaria | Croatia | Cyprus | Czech Republic | | Estonia | 2 Finland | France | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Ireland (Rep. of) | Italy | Latvia | Lithuania | Malta | Netherlands | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | UK | Total | The data for commercial imports covers the number of animals imported into the UK, and was extracted from TRACES through the Qlikview facility by searching for imports of dogs and their commodity codes in 2018 to the UK by country of origin. These figures cover all commercially imported dogs, including commercial puppies, rescue dogs, research dogs and unaccompanied pets. The information that the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has provided is a true reflection of the information that is held. APHA cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data, as the information has been entered into TRACES by a third party. | The numbers of dogs that were imported in total and from each country of origin using the Balai Directive in 2018 were as follows: The total number of dogs imported in 2018 was 37,144. The breakdown of this figure by country is as follows: Country Of Origin | Dogs Austria | 1 Belgium | 1 Bulgaria | 216 Croatia | 265 Cyprus | 3566 Czech Republic | 63 Denmark | 1 Estonia | 2 Finland | 3 France | 72 Germany | 13 Greece | 107 Hungary | 1585 Ireland (Rep. of) | 7828 Italy | 26 Latvia | 1 Lithuania | 6 Malta | 4 Netherlands | 111 Poland | 881 Portugal | 173 Romania | 17189 Slovakia | 23 Slovenia | 3 Spain | 4995 Sweden | 9 | | Total | 37,144 The data for commercial imports covers the number of animals imported into the UK, and was extracted from TRACES through the Qlikview facility by searching for imports of dogs and their commodity codes in 2018 to the UK by country of origin. These figures cover all commercially imported dogs, including commercial puppies, rescue dogs, research dogs and unaccompanied pets. The information that the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has provided is a true reflection of the information that is held. APHA cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data, as the information has been entered into TRACES by a third party. |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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