Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 103910

Horses: Import Controls

Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Helen Morgan

Liberal DemocratNorth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to reclassify equine germinal products imported from the EU as medium risk.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Equine germinal products are a high-risk commodity and require 100% documentary and identity checks upon import from the EU under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM). The SPS agreement, outlined at the UK-EU Leader’s Summit on 19th May 2025, will est...

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