Plants: Northern Ireland
Commons · Question 338 · Tabled 17 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Jim Allister
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department (a) has deployed and (b) plans to deploy staff to specifically regulate the movement of plants from Great Britain to Northern Ireland; and what will inform that
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 22 Jul 2024
APHA oversees biosecurity measures and conducts in-season inspections, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) establishes plant health policy. Inspections specifically related to plant movements in Northern Ireland are carried out ...