Plants: UK Internal Trade

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for the remaining high-risk plant species that are not currently supplied to Northern Ireland from Great Britain to be cleared for supplying.

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1. 18 June 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for the remaining high-risk plant species that are not currently supplied to Northern Ireland from Great Britain to be cleared for supplying.

   Source: Commons

2. 23 June 2026

   Answer

   Since January 2021 any plants listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 cannot be exported to the EU or moved to Northern Ireland without first undergoing a risk assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Defra has submitted risk assess...

   Source: Written answer

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