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Written question asked by Ben Goldsborough (Labour) on Thursday, 9 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 July 2026. It was answered by Stephen Morgan (Labour) on Thursday, 16 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Agricultural Products: Import Controls

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her department has made of the biosecurity threat posed by personal imports.

Answer

Defra monitors animal disease outbreaks worldwide and assesses the risk of them entering Great Britain, including via personal imports. Preliminary outbreak assessments and qualitative risk assessments are available at www.gov.uk/government/collections/animal-diseases-international-monitoring


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
17561
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Import controls Agricultural products
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk