Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 101280
Horse Passports
Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026
Question
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Labour — Suffolk Coastal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Department is considering a mandatory digital equine identification system.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThis is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only.The Government recognises the importance of the equine sector to the UK economy and to improving equine identification and traceability. The Department has no curren...
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