Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 27358

Horses: Export Controls

Tabled: 29 January 2025
Answered: 3 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Neil Hudson

ConservativeEpping Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) adult and (b) foal (i) horses and (ii) ponies have been seized at the UK border following attempts to illegally export them to Europe since 1 July 2024.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
In the time period between the 1st of July 2024 and the present date, there was one case at Dover Port where an illegal consignment of horses and ponies was identified and detained by APHA. The details of the animals involved in that case are as follows: ...

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