Question follow-through · 28142

Pet Travel Scheme: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department’s planned timetable is for introducing multi-use pet passports for travel from Great Britain to the EU.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
8 Sept 2026
Target answer date
10 Sept 2026
Answer
18 Sept 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department’s planned timetable is for introducing multi-use pet passports for travel from Great Britain to the EU.

  2. 10 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Sept 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 Area, which will mean pet owners will be able to get a multiuse pet passport valid for travel to the EU. Discussions on...

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