Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 103473
Horses: Import Controls
Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 2 February 2026
Question
Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will assess the merits of suspending mandatory border control point checks for consignments of equine semen sent from approved EU centres.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleAll consignments of equine germinal products imported into GB from the EU and EFTA countries are required to undergo import controls at a designated Border Control Post. A facilitation scheme remains in place to address logistical issues associated with t...
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