Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 22700
Plants: Import Controls
Tabled: 8 January 2025
Answered: 15 January 2025
Question
Alicia Kearns
Conservative — Rutland and Stamford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve border infrastructure for importing (a) large plants and (b) trees.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerDefra continues to work with port operators to ensure that there are effective import inspections of large plants and trees to maintain the UK’s high biosecurity standards, including ensuring equipment is available to handle goods. Defra has laid legislat...
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