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...