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Borders: Holyhead

Asked by Llinos MediPlaid CymruDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 3 July 2025UIN 62683

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) having and (b) not having a Holyhead Border Control Post site on (i) trade, (ii) food safety and (ii) public heal

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

The UK Government works closely with the Devolved Governments on a range of border issues, however this specific issue is a devolved matter and the responsibility of the Welsh Government.

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