Question follow-through · 94551
Inland Border Facilities: Ashford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of checks on goods coming into the UK at Sevington on the protection of a) public health and b) animal health.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 25 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 1 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
25 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of checks on goods coming into the UK at Sevington on the protection of a) public health and b) animal health.
1 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Dec 2025
Answer published
Border checks undertaken by competent authorities at the Sevington SPS Border Control Post are an important element of the system designed to manage biosecurity risks. The Sevington facility is enabling the implementation of SPS controls at the border on ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Water Supply: South East Water
21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with South East Water on the continued imposition of a hosepipe ban for its customers.
Fly-tipping: Ashford
22 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle fly-tipping in Ashford constituency.
Sewage: Pollution Control
26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has discussed with local planning authorities the potential for allowing alternative on-site wastewater treatment solutions where these may reduce nutrient disch
Sewers: Property Development
26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her department has made of the capacity and environmental performance of sewage treatment infrastructure serving new housing developments.