Question follow-through · 69646

Horses

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he is taking steps to introduce Equine Establishment Numbers for (a) horse and (b) other equine-based establishments.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
1 Sept 2025
Answer
1 Sept 2025 · 42 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he is taking steps to introduce Equine Establishment Numbers for (a) horse and (b) other equine-based establishments.

  2. 1 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The SPS agreement, outlined at the UK-EU Leader’s Summit on 19 May 2025, will establish a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary Area, aimed at facilitating the safe and...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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