Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 97357
Pigmeat: Smuggling
Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 12 December 2025
Question
Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many seizures of illegal pork imports have been recorded at UK ports and airports in the last 12 months.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleDefra does not record this information. Border Force, supported by port health and local authorities, is responsible for seizing illegal imports of pork at UK ports and airports.