Member

The Minister talked about the trade—again, a legitimate trade—that is allowed to continue with the movement of animals from anywhere within Great Britain to Northern Ireland. I think we debated this and accepted that those journeys can, in fact, be longer than some of the shorter ones that took place historically between Essex, Kent and other parts and the nearest continental ports of the European Union. Does she accept that there are substantial disadvantages for farmers living in the southern parts of Great Britain, who will be deeply affected by the regulations and the enforcement because it is probably too long a journey to take animals to Northern Ireland?