Question follow-through · 45163
Horses: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department plans to provide to horse (a) breeding and (b) racing industries following US tariffs on horse importations.
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 8 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 23 Apr 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department plans to provide to horse (a) breeding and (b) racing industries following US tariffs on horse importations.
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Apr 2025
Answer published
A major source of support for the racing industry is the Horserace Betting Levy, which generated £105 million in 2023/4. The Horseracing Betting Levy Board is tasked with the distribution of funds collected via the Levy. Approximately 70% of levy funds is...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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