Question follow-through · 53269

Animal Breeding: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent engagement he has had with (a) zoos and (b) aquariums on the inclusion of conservation animal transfers in a future UK-EU veterinary agreement.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
19 May 2025
Target answer date
21 May 2025
Answer
2 Jun 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent engagement he has had with (a) zoos and (b) aquariums on the inclusion of conservation animal transfers in a future UK-EU veterinary agreement.

  2. 21 May 2025

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  3. 2 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    We have worked closely with zoos and the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) to address challenges related to the movement of animals between the UK and the EU. This includes the availability of Export Health Certificates and to ex...

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