Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 10982

Import Controls

Tabled: 24 October 2024
Answered: 31 October 2024

Question

Sir Alec Shelbrooke

ConservativeWetherby and Easingwold

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the consistency of phytosanitary certificate checks at the UK Border.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Checks are handled by trained staff working to standard operating procedures, ensuring inspections are undertaken safely and efficiently. The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s plant health import inspection process is accredited to the ISO 17020 Inspection...

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