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Export Health Certificates

Commons · Question 3107 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 4 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the administrative impact of export health certificates on UK food producers.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 4 Jun 2026

Defra keeps export health certificate (EHC) processes under review and supports UK food exporters through the EHC Online digital service, GOV.UK guidance and an export support service. Defra officials have begun negotiations with the EU on an SPS agreemen...