Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 902605

Horses: Import Controls

Tabled: 30 January 2025
Answered: 6 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Nick Timothy

Conservative — West Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to designate thoroughbred horses as high health animals, in the context of the Border Target Operating Model.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
A commitment to designating thoroughbred horses as high-health animals was made as part of the Border Target Operating model, and we have continued to develop that as part of our preparation to implement that border model.