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Pets: Travel

Commons · Question 55035 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the UK-EU Summit - Joint Statement, updated 19 May 2025, when measures on taking pets on holiday to the EU will take effect.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 9 Jun 2025

As announced at the UK-EU Leaders Summit on May 19, 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary Zone to reduce delays and paperwork at the border. Taking pets on holiday into the EU will be easier and cheaper. Inste...