Written questions

Coral: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 74004 · Tabled 1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 19 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department provides on whether live coral should be moved between Great Britain and Northern Ireland through the Green or Red Lane.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 19 Sep 2025

Live coral is not eligible for movement under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (the “Green Lane”), as the scheme applies only to retail goods intended for final consumption in Northern Ireland. Movements of live animals and live aquatic inverte...