Question follow-through · 95426

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures has the government taken to help ensure the free flow of livestock between NI and GB.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
28 Nov 2025
Target answer date
2 Dec 2025
Answer
4 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures has the government taken to help ensure the free flow of livestock between NI and GB.

  2. 2 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Defra has maintained longstanding arrangements to safeguard animal health while supporting the movement of livestock between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. These measures recognise the separate epidemiological statuses of GB and NI and the need to pr...

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