Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 75935
Meat: Smuggling
Tabled: 9 September 2025
Answered: 8 October 2025
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that meat imported illegally into the UK is seized at the border.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThis is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Defra is working closely with the Home Office and the Food Standards Agency to tackle meat smuggling, with the support of Border Force, port health authorities and l...
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