Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 113838
Horses: Import Controls
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026
Question
Stuart Anderson
Conservative — South Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to reduce barriers to cross-border travel without physical checks for thoroughbred horses.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleAs announced at the UK-EU Leaders Summit on May 19 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary Zone to reduce delays and paperwork at the border. Negotiations with the EU on the SPS agreement are underway. While tho...
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