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Food: Imports

Asked by Harriet CrossConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 17 December 2024UIN 19192

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK's (a) biosecurity and (b) border control measures for imported goods.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

The Government is committed to protecting our biosecurity and we are using a risk based approach to maintain the appropriate level of controls.

Defra will continue to monitor for new and emerging risks and review the border control checks introduced under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM).

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