Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 94131
Meat: Import Controls
Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Freddie van Mierlo
Liberal Democrat — Henley and Thame
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is she taking to ensure there is adequate funding and checks at border security for veterinary and meat imports to protect the farming industry against importing issues like
Answer
Dame Angela EagleBorder checks undertaken by competent authorities are an important element of the system designed to manage biosecurity risks. The SPS controls at the border on EU goods implemented under the Border Target Operating Model provide assurance that the underl...
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