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
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Equidae (a) were recorded as transiting across Great Britain and (b) had been declared on their paperwork as having been imported via (i) Harwich, (ii) Dover, (iii) Killingholme, (iv) Cairnryan, (v) Holyhead, (vi) Birkenhead (vii) other ports in (A) 2023, (B) 2024 and (C) 2025 to-date.
- Answer
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From 2023 to date, a total of 8346 Equidae were recorded as transiting across Great Britain and had been declared on their paperwork as having been imported by a UK port.
The attached table shows the number of Equidae by year and port.
This information is drawn from external systems not directly controlled by the department.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 59429
- Session
- 2024-26
- Attachment
- Annex A
- Subjects
- EU internal trade Horses
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2025-09-06 00:12:04 +0100
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