Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 36294
Meat: Smuggling
Tabled: 6 March 2025
Answered: 21 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Freddie van Mierlo
Liberal Democrat — Henley and Thame
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to review the (a) amount of funding and (b) current measures being 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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