Pigmeat: Smuggling
Commons · Question 97357 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many seizures of illegal pork imports have been recorded at UK ports and airports in the last 12 months.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 12 Dec 2025
Defra does not record this information. Border Force, supported by port health and local authorities, is responsible for seizing illegal imports of pork at UK ports and airports.