Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 35543
Meat: Import Controls
Tabled: 4 March 2025
Answered: 21 March 2025
Question
Freddie van Mierlo
Liberal Democrat — Henley and Thame
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review the (a) amount of funding for and (b) effectiveness of the current measures used by the Border Force to seize illegal meat.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerSuccessful Border Force-led operations resulted in the interception, seizure and safe disposal of some 114 tonnes of meat illegally imported into the United Kingdom in 2024. We are not complacent about illegal meat smuggling, which may pose threats to ani...
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