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Commons · Question 108958 · Tabled 27 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 3 Feb 2026

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Asked by Aphra Brandreth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency arrangements have been put in place to allow PRN/PERN registration while the new system is unavailable.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 3 Feb 2026

The PRN/PERN market remains operational. Contracts, sales and payments for PRNs & PERNs remain outside the digital system and operators are able to enter into agreements to contract sales before the PRN/PERN digital functionality is in place. Under th...