Written questions

Food: Import Controls

Commons · Question 118124 · Tabled 4 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 12 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of post-2020 border processes on food import volumes.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 12 Mar 2026

The Border Target Operating Model Impact Assessment frames economic analysis around business costs/benefits, check rates, and biosecurity risk. It does not model or quantify changes in food import volumes attributable to the post‑2020/BTOM border processe...