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St Pancras Station: Import Controls

Commons · Question 10990 · Tabled 17 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 23 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Al Pinkerton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of designating the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras International station as a CITES Point of Entry.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 23 Jun 2026

This Government, including UK Border Force officials, regularly review the feasibility of potential UK CITES Points of Entry and Exit. This Government’s most recent assessment in 2025 concluded that the terminal does not have the necessary capacity or inf...