Written question asked by Theresa Villiers (Conservative) on Monday, 1 June 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 June 2020. It was answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 June 2020 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Northern Ireland Protocol: Food

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 33 of CP226 The UK's Approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol, whether the food shipments from Great Britain to Northern Ireland will require submission of export health certificates.

Answer: We have always acknowledged the special status held by the island of Ireland as a single epidemiological unit. Under the Northern Ireland Protocol (NIP) this will require changes to provide for agri-food checks and assurances. The NIP calls for shipments of animals and animal products to meet the EU’s sanitary and phytosanitary standards. Movements of these goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland may therefore require an export health certificate, dependent on negotiations.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 51683
Session: 2019-21
Related items: The UK’s approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Command papers
House of Commons
House of Lords
Subjects: Food Brexit Export health certificates Northern Ireland Protocol
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