Dover Port Health Authority
Commons · Question 69927 · Tabled 22 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 2 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of designating Dover Port Health Authority as the lead authority for checking for illegal meat imports at th
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 2 Sep 2025
Defra is working with the Home Office, Border Force and Dover Port Health Authority to ensure that operations around illegal meat imports are as efficient as possible. Border Force is the Government agency responsible for combatting all illegal imports.