Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 5 November 2024.
Neil Hudson
Conservative, Epping Forest
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capability to do random physical (a) animal and (b) plant checks on site in the Port of Dover.
Daniel Zeichner
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Defra will continue to monitor and review the impact of the new controls. We will work closely with industry, trade partners and enforcement agencies to minimise disruption and costs to trade, while continuing to protect our biosecurity.
The Port of Dover has a Border Control Post (BCP) designation for HRFFNAO only. All physical checks on plants take place at Sevington BCP.
There are currently no checks on animals at BCPs, these are continuing at destination.
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