Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 18884
Horticulture: Import Controls
Tabled: 10 December 2024
Answered: 17 December 2024
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce time taken for (a) sanitary and (b) phytosanitary checks at border control posts for horticultural produce.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerGB plant health services have increased the number of plant health inspection staff to service the demand for import checks in England and Wales of EU plants and plant products. Inspector levels are being monitored to ensure these meet demand and deliver ...
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