Question follow-through · 1432

Pet Travel Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on implementing the new pet passports scheme.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
14 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
18 Jun 2026 · 35 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on implementing the new pet passports scheme.

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    As announced at the UK-EU Leaders' Summit on 19 May 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Area, which will mean taking pets on holiday into the EU will be easier and cheaper. Instead of getting an Animal...

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