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It is important that we maintain our biosecurity. Physical inspections of high-priority plants from the EU, including flowering bulbs, have taken place at their destination since 1 January. This is a temporary arrangement designed to prevent delays at the border, but it is working effectively and has been well received by the trade.

Answered by
Baroness Prentis of Banbury (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
22 April 2021
Reference
692 c1125
House
House of Commons

Sadly, the bulb organisation that I spoke to told me that a couple of people have left the trade because it is not worth their while. I know that a lot of progress has been made since January on facilitating the trade between the UK and the EU, but there is still a lot of friction in the import and export of flowering bulbs. For instance, the export of bulbs in the green, which have soil on them, is now prohibited except in very specific circumstances, and sometimes 1,000 boxes might need to be inspected, which is not easy. What plans does my hon. Friend have to discuss with her EU counterparts the prospect of simplifying the trade in flowering bulbs with the EU?

Asked by
Pauline Latham (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
22 April 2021
Reference
692 c1126
House
House of Commons

It is true that the plant-health requirements for dormant bulbs are different from those for bulbs in growth. My officials and I are willing to discuss directly with my hon. Friend’s constituents the specific issues that she raises. I reassure her that we continue to have discussions with our counterparts in EU about export processes.

Answered by
Baroness Prentis of Banbury (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
22 April 2021
Reference
692 c1126
House
House of Commons

What steps he is taking to improve the domestic inspection process for flowering bulbs imported from the EU.

Asked by
Pauline Latham (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
22 April 2021
Reference
914628; 692 cc1125-6
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether irradiation treatment of (a) fruit, (b) vegetables, (c) cereals, (d) bulbs and tubers, (e) spices and condiments, (f) fish and shellfish and (g) poultry is permitted in the UK.

Asked by
Roger Williams (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 December 2004
Reference
205252; 428 c1479W;428 c1477W
House
House of Commons

What information she has received from the other member states of the European Union about the charges they propose to make on bulb growers for field inspection for the purpose of a passport.

Asked by
Richard Body (Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 March 1994
Reference
238 c893W
House
House of Commons

What requirements are imposed by the EEC Commission on the Council of Ministers on member states to impose a charge upon bulb growers when their records of bulb passports are examined.

Asked by
Richard Body (Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 March 1994
Reference
238 c893-4W;238 c893W
House
House of Commons