Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 118124
Food: Import Controls
Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of post-2020 border processes on food import volumes.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe Border Target Operating Model Impact Assessment frames economic analysis around business costs/benefits, check rates, and biosecurity risk. It does not model or quantify changes in food import volumes attributable to the post‑2020/BTOM border processe...
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