Seeds: Imports
Commons · Question 16504 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Lake
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2026 to Question 2218 Seeds: Imports, what measures is the government taking to safeguard domestic agriculture and horticulture from the risk of bacter
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 15 Jul 2026
Seeds purchased online from a non-UK seller are usually imported into the UK through large courier companies. They arrive and are sorted at the following airports and hubs: East Midlands, Heathrow, Stanstead, Coventry Hub. At all these sites there is a sc...