A question on #Plants #ImportControls tabled by Dr Al Pinkerton on 24-06-2025 has been answered by Daniel Zeichner.

Heading: Plants: Import Controls
Question ID: 1816153
UIN: 62515
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-24
Asking Member ID: 5288
Asking Member display name: Dr Al Pinkerton
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Dr Al Pinkerton
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reviewing the plant health inspection regime.
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Date answered: 2025-06-27
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Answering Member ID: 4382
Answering Member display name: Daniel Zeichner
Answering Member handle: danielzeichner
Answering Member Twitter reference: @danielzeichner
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Answer text: Plant Health inspection uses a risk-based approach to understand global plant health threats and the Department carries out horizon scanning for new and emerging risks to the UK. The Department undertakes systematic, proactive screening of new and emergin...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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