Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 24628

Plants: Disease Control

Tabled: 17 January 2025
Answered: 10 February 2025

Question

Mark Pritchard

ConservativeThe Wrekin

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase biosecurity against alien species located on imported (a) cut flowers and (b) ornamental plants.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
The Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) introduced a new risk-based approach to border controls. Goods have been categorised into the risk groups ‘High, medium and low’ and controls have been appropriately weighted against the risk. Certain EU medium-ris...

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