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UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 51109 · Tabled 9 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 21 May 2025

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Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many species of plant that previously could not be traded between Great Britain and Northern Ireland have been made available following discussions with the EU on horticultural iss

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Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 21 May 2025

The prohibition has been lifted on 20 key species of plants since EU Exit. The full list for the last 6 months is: four different kinds of cherry (Prunus avium, Prunus canescens, Prunus cerasus, and Prunus pseudocerasus), silver birch (Betula pendula), do...