Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 11902

Import Controls: Port of Dover

Tabled: 30 October 2024
Answered: 5 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Dr Neil Hudson

ConservativeEpping Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capability to do random physical (a) animal and (b) plant checks on site in the Port of Dover.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Defra will continue to monitor and review the impact of the new controls. We will work closely with industry, trade partners and enforcement agencies to minimise disruption and costs to trade, while continuing to protect our biosecurity. The Port of Dover...

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