Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 24290

Livestock: Exports

Tabled: 30 April 2024
Answered: 7 May 2024

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Labour — Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2024 to Question 21236 on Livestock: Exports, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for the change since 2020.

Answer

Exports of livestock by sea to continental Europe have not been viable since 2020, due to the lack of Border Control Posts designated to accept this trade in receiving EU Member States.