Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 60015

Animals: Disease Control

Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025

Question

Sir Julian Smith

ConservativeSkipton and Ripon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to recommendation 27 of the report by the National Audit Office entitled Resilience to animal diseases, published on 4 June 2025, what steps his Department is taking to

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Imports of animals and animal products are subject to strict biosecurity controls. These may include pre-notification, veterinary health certification and Border Control Post checks. We apply additional measures in response to specific biosecurity threats...

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