Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 94551

Inland Border Facilities: Ashford

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Sojan Joseph

LabourAshford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of checks on goods coming into the UK at Sevington on the protection of a) public health and b) animal health.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Border checks undertaken by competent authorities at the Sevington SPS Border Control Post are an important element of the system designed to manage biosecurity risks. The Sevington facility is enabling the implementation of SPS controls at the border on ...

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