UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
Commons · Question 84910 · Tabled 24 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 51109 on UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland, how many species are scheduled to have their prohibition lifted by 31 December 2025.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 4 Nov 2025
Defra has submitted technical dossiers to the European Commission seeking derogations for 45 species of plants from the EU's prohibitions on entry for high-risk plants. 35 of these have been successful to date, subject to specific conditions being met. Th...