Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 62515
Plants: Import Controls
Tabled: 24 June 2025
Answered: 27 June 2025
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reviewing the plant health inspection regime.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerPlant Health inspection uses a risk-based approach to understand global plant health threats and the Department carries out horizon scanning for new and emerging risks to the UK. The Department undertakes systematic, proactive screening of new and emergin...
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