Plants: Import Controls
Commons · Question 22700 · Tabled 8 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
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
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 15 Jan 2025
Defra 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...