Question follow-through · 58905
Zoos: Animal Breeding
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to improve the access of zoos to European Conservation Breeding Programmes as part of negotiations with the European Union on veterinary (a) sanitary and (b) phyt
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 10 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 17 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to improve the access of zoos to European Conservation Breeding Programmes as part of negotiations with the European Union on veterinary (a) sanitary and (b) phyt
12 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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17 Jun 2025
Answer published
As announced at the UK-EU Leaders’ Summit on 19 May 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to establish a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Area. This initiative is aimed at reducing trade barriers to facilitate the safe and efficient movement of goods, in...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Recreation Spaces
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Public Footpaths
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