United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 36147
Meat: Smuggling
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6 March 2025
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12 March 2025 · Answer
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12 March 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with law enforcement agencies on taking steps to help tackle organised criminal networks involved in the illegal meat trade; and what steps he plans
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6 March 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with law enforcement agencies on taking steps to help tackle organised criminal networks involved in the illegal meat trade; and what steps he plans
Source: Commons
12 March 2025
Answer
We are not complacent about illegal meat smuggling, which may pose threats to animal health, food safety and public health. That is why we are working closely with the Home Office and the Food Standards Agency to tackle this issue with the support of Bord...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-06/36147
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1781908
- uk · wq-1781908 · source updated 12 March 2025