Written questions

Horses: Import Controls

Commons · Question 902605 · Tabled 30 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 6 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to designate thoroughbred horses as high health animals, in the context of the Border Target Operating Model.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 6 Feb 2025

A commitment to designating thoroughbred horses as high-health animals was made as part of the Border Target Operating model, and we have continued to develop that as part of our preparation to implement that border model.