Biosecurity and animal welfare

Thursday 9 January 2025 -

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• Correspondence to Baroness Hayman regarding concerns about access to veterinary medicines in Northern Ireland and risks around antimicrobial resistance, 4 June 2026

  Friday 5 June 2026 @ 00:01

• 1st Report - A sustainable veterinary workforce

  Friday 5 June 2026 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from Baroness Hayman on preparations for a future Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement with the European Union, dated 28 May 2026

  Wednesday 3 June 2026 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Agricultural Engineers Association regarding Silsoe Spray Applications, dated 30 April 2026

  Tuesday 19 May 2026 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from Association of Port Health Authorities to the Chair relating to UK-EU SPS agreement, dated 21 April 2026

  Tuesday 28 April 2026 @ 00:00

• 5th Special Report - UK-EU agritrade: making an SPS agreement work - Government Response

  Friday 17 April 2026 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Chair of the Animal Sentience Committee relating to the Animal Welfare Strategy, dated 23 March 2026

  Tuesday 14 April 2026 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Ashford Borough Council Corporate Director for Port Health and Public Protection regarding Sevington BCP and UK-EU SPS negotiations, dated 1st April 2026

  Tuesday 14 April 2026 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from Marsha De Cordova MP in her capacity as Leader and Co-Chair of the UK Delegation to the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly on the Seventh Plenary Session, dated 20 March 2026

  Tuesday 24 March 2026 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Animal Sentience Committee regarding their two new reports on the restrictions of lead in ammunition and the Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022, dated 13 March 2026

  Tuesday 24 March 2026 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from Paul Kissack, Permanent Secretary, Defra, re update on Defra's engagement on Home Office visa concession for sheep shearers, dated 10 March 2026

  Tuesday 17 March 2026 @ 00:00

• Correspondence to Ashford Port Health Authority relating to non-attendance of commercial consignments at Sevington BCP, dated 17 March 2026

  Tuesday 17 March 2026 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Dogs Trust regarding changes to the Companion Club, date 12 March 2026

  Tuesday 17 March 2026 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from Baroness Hayman, Minister for Biosecurity, Borders and Animal Welfare, regarding SPS update, dated 9 March 2026

  Tuesday 17 March 2026 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from Defra regarding Sevington Non-Attendance Data

  Wednesday 4 March 2026 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from Michael Seals, Animal Sentience Committee regarding having written a letter setting out the Committee’s opinion on the impacts of definitions of animals in law, 4 February

  Friday 13 February 2026 @ 12:00

• 5th Report - UK-EU agritrade: making an SPS agreement work

  Thursday 5 February 2026 @ 00:01

• Correspondence from Baroness Hayman, Minister for Biosecurity, Borders and Animals, re Defra’s attitude tracker and its insight into awareness of rules for personal imports of meat and dairy products, dated 19 January 2026

  Wednesday 28 January 2026 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from Baroness Hayman, Minister for Biosecurity, Borders and Animals, regarding Defra’s attitude tracker and the predicted timelines for Veterinary Surgeons Act reform (following evidence session on 9 December), dated January 2026

  Wednesday 28 January 2026 @ 00:00

• Correspondence to the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee relating to the work of the Cabinet Office, dated 8 January 2026

  Tuesday 13 January 2026 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from Ann Cuthbert regarding systemic regulatory failure in the oversight of intensive livestock operations, dated December 2025

  Tuesday 13 January 2026 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from Michael Seals, Chair of the Animal Sentience Committee, regarding their stance on the recent policy paper: Replacing animals in science, dated 18 December 2025

  Tuesday 13 January 2026 @ 00:00

• Correspondence to Baroness Hayman of Ullock, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State following the hearing on 9 December, dated 16 December 2025

  Tuesday 16 December 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland following evidence session on 21 October 2025, dated 9 December 2025

  Tuesday 16 December 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Freight Liaison Group (FLG) in response to the Government response on illegal meat imports and UK border resilience, dated 27 November 2025

  Tuesday 9 December 2025 @ 00:00

• 4th Special Report – UK-EU trade: towards a resilient border strategy (Government Response)

  Wednesday 19 November 2025 @ 11:00

• Correspondence from Lord Vallance, Minister of State for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, regarding an announcement on replacing animals in science, dated 11 November 2025

  Tuesday 18 November 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence to the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland following the evidence session on 21 October, dated 4 November 2025

  Tuesday 4 November 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Animal Sentience Committee regarding its report on Dogs (Protection of Livestock)(Amendment) Bill, dated 13 October 2025

  Tuesday 21 October 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Animal Sentience Committee regarding its report on Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, dated 13 October 2025

  Tuesday 21 October 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Freight Liaison Group in response to the recently published reports into illegal meat imports and UK border resilience, dated 15 September 2025

  Tuesday 21 October 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from Seema Malhotra MP, PUSS, FCDO regarding the Introduction of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Bill, dated 10 September 2025

  Tuesday 21 October 2025 @ 00:00

• 4th Report - UK-EU trade: towards a resilient border strategy

  Monday 15 September 2025 @ 00:01

• Correspondence from Food Standards Scotland on the SPS Vet Agreement, dated 18 July 2025

  Tuesday 9 September 2025 @ 00:00

• 3rd report - Biosecurity at the border: Britain's illegal meat crisis

  Monday 8 September 2025 @ 00:01

• Correspondence from the Animal Sentience Committee regarding animal welfare labelling, dated 22 July 2025

  Tuesday 2 September 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Animal Sentience Committee on planning policy reform, dated 24 June 2025

  Tuesday 8 July 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Chair of the Food Standards Agency about Our Food 2024, dated 19 June 2025

  Tuesday 8 July 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Minister for Biosecurity regarding biosecurity at the border, dated 6 June 2025

  Wednesday 18 June 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Minister for Biosecurity regarding UK-EU SPS Agreement, dated 4 June 2025

  Wednesday 18 June 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Minister for Biosecurity regarding biosecurity at the border, dated 5 June 2025

  Tuesday 10 June 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Minister for Biosecurity regarding the Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025, dated 5 June 2025,

  Tuesday 10 June 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence to the Minister for Biosecurity regarding biosecurity at the border, dated 20 May 2025

  Tuesday 20 May 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Chief Veterinary Officer and Interim Chief Executive of the APHA regarding oral evidence on 4 March, dated 2 May 2025

  Tuesday 6 May 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from Dover Port Health Authority regarding foot and mouth disease, dated 30 April 2025

  Tuesday 6 May 2025 @ 00:00

• correspondence from Lucy Manzano, Head of Public Protection and Port Health, Dover Port Health Authority, regarding the Committee's visit to the Short Straits border, dated 21 March 2025

  Tuesday 1 April 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from Radoslav Stankov, Official Veterinarian, Dover Port Health Authority, regarding foot and mouth disease controls, dated 16 March 2025

  Tuesday 1 April 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Minister for Biosecurity, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, relating to foot and mouth disease controls and funding for Dover Port Health Authority, dated 21 March 2025

  Tuesday 25 March 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from CPC Foods relating to the ban on German pork meat imports, dated 12 March 2025

  Tuesday 25 March 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence to the Minister for Biosecurity, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, relating to foot and mouth disease controls and funding for Dover Port Health Authority, dated 11 March 2025

  Tuesday 11 March 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Animal Sentience Committee regarding its report on legislative compliance and enforcement of animal welfare legislation, dated 25 February 2025

  Tuesday 4 March 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Minister for Biosecurity regarding the National Biosecurity Centre, Weybridge, dated 24 February 2025

  Tuesday 4 March 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Minister for Biosecurity regarding biosecurity at the border, dated 24 February 2025

  Tuesday 4 March 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Minister for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, regarding Government Response to the Animal Sentience Committee's Report on the Online Safety Act, dated 12 February 2025

  Tuesday 25 February 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence to the Minister for Biosecurity relating to biosecurity at the border, dated 11 February 2025

  Tuesday 11 February 2025 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the Minister for Biosecurity regarding redevelopment of the Animal and Plant Health Agency Facility at Weybridge, dated January 2025

  Tuesday 11 February 2025 @ 00:00