Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 16504

Seeds: Imports

Tabled: 7 July 2026

Answered: 15 July 2026

Question

Ben Lake

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2026 to Question 2218 Seeds: Imports, what measures is the government taking to safeguard domestic agriculture and horticulture from the risk of bacter

Answer

Stephen Morgan

Seeds purchased online from a non-UK seller are usually imported into the UK through large courier companies. They arrive and are sorted at the following airports and hubs: East Midlands, Heathrow, Stanstead, Coventry Hub. At all these sites there is a sc...

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