§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has on the restrictions placed on the import of vegetable, plant and animal matter(a) into the United States of America from the United Kingdom and (b) into the United Kingdom from the United States of America.
§ Mr. Donald Thompson[holding answer 20 June 1988]: The United Kingdom has a wide range of controls on imports of plant matter made under the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1987, and on imports of animal matter in orders made under the Animal Health Act 1981, which are aimed at protecting this country against serious plant pests and plant and animal diseases being introduced from the United States and elsewhere.
Similarly the United States has a wide range of controls on imports of plant and animal matter, including those from the United Kingdom, made principally under the United States Code of Federal Regulations.