Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 113839
Horses: Import Controls
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026
Question
Stuart Anderson
Conservative — South Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has plans for the Border Target Operating Model for equines to go live before a Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement is made with the EU.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleFollowing the UK-EU summit on 19 May 2025, the United Kingdom and Devolved Governments have decided to pause implementation of further controls on imports of EU and EFTA live animals, including equines. Compliance with existing Border Target Operating Mod...
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