Question follow-through · 59096
Horse Passports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the National Audit Office’s report entitled Resilience to animal diseases, published on 4 June 2025, what assessment his Department has made of failing to implement t
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 11 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 19 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the National Audit Office’s report entitled Resilience to animal diseases, published on 4 June 2025, what assessment his Department has made of failing to implement t
16 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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19 Jun 2025
Answer published
This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Defra recognises the importance of a robust equine identification and traceability regime. The current paper-based system supports disease outbreak management, publ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Horses: EU Internal Trade
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Horses: EU Internal Trade
12 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Equidae recorded as transiting across Great Britain were declared as being exported from (a) Harwich, (b) Dover, (c) Killingholme, (d) Holyhead, (e) Birkenhead and (f) other p
Horses: EU Internal Trade
12 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Equidae (a) were recorded as transiting across Great Britain and (b) had been declared on their paperwork as having been imported via (i) Harwich, (ii) Dover, (iii) Killinghol
Animal and Plant Health Agency
7 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 62667 on Animal and Plant Health Agency, whether those investments include (a) biosecurity and (b) the redevelopment of the Animal and
Water Restoration Fund
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Water Restoration Fund
8 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduced ring-fenced Water Restoration Fund on local water improvement projects.
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15 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Veterinary Surgeons Act.
Zoos: Licensing
18 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of local authorities to enforce regulations on zoo licensing.
Primates
18 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to produce updated public guidance on the ban on primates from April 2026.
Primates: Pets
18 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of primates being kept as pets in the UK.
Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023
18 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to conduct a consultation on the potential impacts of the Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 coming into force.
Animals: Zoos
18 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether zoo animals being transferred between the UK and EU countries will be covered by the new sanitary and phytosanitary agreement.