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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-06-08more like thismore than 2016-06-08
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Rodents more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether all government vessels are checked by rodent detection dogs before visiting locations where rodents have been eradicated in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. more like this
tabling member constituency Richmond Park more like this
tabling member printed
Zac Goldsmith more like this
uin 40041 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-06-14more like thismore than 2016-06-14
answer text <p>The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands operates a wide range of peer-reviewed rodent detection and mitigation measures which seek to prevent rodents from entering the Territory. It works closely with those organisations with a footprint on South Georgia to ensure best practice guidelines are implemented. At present these measures do not include the use of a rodent detection dog, although the feasibility of this is under active consideration with relevant stakeholders as part of wider discussions to continually improve biosecurity.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East more like this
answering member printed James Duddridge more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-06-14T15:23:58.587Zmore like thismore than 2016-06-14T15:23:58.587Z
answering member
1559
label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge more like this
tabling member
4062
label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park remove filter