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 DemocratNorth 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 Eagle
Defra 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.