Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 13762

Horticulture: UK Trade with EU

Tabled: 12 November 2024
Answered: 18 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Valerie Vaz

LabourWalsall and Bloxwich

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the horticultural industry on the potential impact of EU-UK border processes on biosecurity.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Defra continues to monitor and review the impact of the controls. We are working closely with industry, trade partners and enforcement agencies to minimise disruption and costs to trade, while continuing to protect our biosecurity. Defra engages with the ...

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