Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 41469
Horticulture: Import Controls
Tabled: 26 March 2025
Answered: 2 April 2025
Question
John Lamont
Conservative — Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of import controls on horticulture businesses; and whether he plans to consider this impact in the context of proposals
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerDefra’s approach has been to design a modern border with a simplified but effective system of biosecurity controls to contribute to economic growth, minimising friction at the border, administrative burden to traders, and additional costs to consumers whi...
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