Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 October 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 21 October 2016. It was answered by David Jones (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 October 2016 on behalf of the Department for Exiting the European Union.

Quarantine

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of the UK leaving the EU for quarantine measures for pests and disease of plant material.

Answer

I refer the Hon Member to the reply previously given on 25th October 2016, PQ UIN49488 by my hon Friend, the Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, George Eustice.

We recognise that the UK’s exit from the EU may have implications for the way in which current UK plant health services operate, including phytosanitary certification on imports, quarantine measures to mitigate the highest risk pests and diseases, and plant passporting.

We are considering the implications and possible options as part of our planning for, and negotiations on, the UK’s exit.

Continuing to deliver a risk-based, proportionate plant health regime that effectively protects the UK from plant pests and diseases, whilst maximising the free movement of goods, remains of the highest priority.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 49424
Session: 2016-17
Subjects: Plants Quarantine Pests Brexit
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Quarantine

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