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

LabourSuffolk 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 Eagle
This 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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