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Seeds: Imports

Asked by Ben LakePlaid CymruDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 4 June 2026UIN 2218

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the volume of seed imported into the UK via online marketplaces in each year since 2020.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Seed import applications do not capture data on how these imports are sourced.

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