Written questions

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 ...