Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 87111

Food: Import Controls

Tabled: 31 October 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Neil Hudson

ConservativeEpping Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of auto-clearance of goods on the enforcement of biosecurity controls.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Border checks undertaken by competent authorities are an important element of the system designed to manage biosecurity risks. The SPS controls at the border on EU goods implemented under the Border Target Operating Model provide assurance that the underl...

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