Horses: Import Controls
Commons · Question 103910 · Tabled 7 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to reclassify equine germinal products imported from the EU as medium risk.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 13 Jan 2026
Equine germinal products are a high-risk commodity and require 100% documentary and identity checks upon import from the EU under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM). The SPS agreement, outlined at the UK-EU Leader’s Summit on 19th May 2025, will est...