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Horses: Import Controls

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 6 February 2025UIN 902605

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to designate thoroughbred horses as high health animals, in the context of the Border Target Operating Model.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

A commitment to designating thoroughbred horses as high-health animals was made as part of the Border Target Operating model, and we have continued to develop that as part of our preparation to implement that border model.

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