Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 41680

Horses: Transport

Tabled: 26 March 2025
Answered: 1 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a centralised and digitalised ID and traceability system across the UK to prevent the illegal movem

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Government recognises the importance of the equine sector to the UK economy and of improving equine identification and traceability. We have no current plans to ...

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