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Written question asked by Lord Blencathra (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 November 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 November 2016. It was answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 November 2016 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Plants: Imports

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to draw up a new phytosanitary inspection regime for plants imported from the EU after the UK's withdrawal.

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
HL2905
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Inspections Disease control Imports Plants Pest control UK trade with EU Brexit
Link
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