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Meat: Port of Dover

Asked by Helen MorganLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 2 September 2025UIN 69921

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of vehicles checked for illegally imported meat entering through the Port of Dover.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

We are working with the Home Office and Border Force to ensure that operations around illegal meat imports are as efficient as possible and have invested significantly in additional operational capacity at the port of Dover (£3.1 million planned this financial year in addition to £9 million since 2022).

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