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Written question asked by Neil Hudson (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 June 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 June 2025 (named day). It was answered by Daniel Zeichner (Labour) on Wednesday, 30 July 2025 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Horses: EU Internal Trade

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Equidae were declared as transiting across Great BritainĀ on an intra-EU certificate in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025; and how many of those were declared as originating from (i) Northern Ireland, (ii) the Republic of Ireland and (iii) other EU countries in each year.

Answer

The attached table shows the number of Equidae which were declared as originating from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and other EU countries.

This information is drawn from external systems not directly controlled by the department.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
59427
Session
2024-26
Attachment
Annex A
Subjects
EU internal trade Horses
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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