Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 97372
Agriculture: UK Trade with EU
Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many SPS-related (a) documentary checks, (b) identity checks and (c) physical inspections are carried out on UK agri-food consignments entering the EU each day.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleDefra does not hold the data for controls undertaken by European Union Border Control Posts. Such information is held by EU Central Competent Authorities.