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Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 October 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 October 2016 (named day). It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 October 2016 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Plants: Quarantine

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of the UK leaving the EU for quarantine measures for pests and diseases of plant material.

Answer

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.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
49488
Session
2016-17
Related items
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Plants Quarantine Pests Brexit
Link
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