Every parliamentary written question tabled by Neil Hudson this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
Showing 161–171 of 171 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Border Control Post at Sevington at protecting the UK from biosecurity risks.
Defra continues to monitor and review the impact of the Border Target Operating Model, including the Border Control Post at Sevington. We are working closely with industry, trade partners and enforcement agencies to minimise disruption and costs to trade,...
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help stakeholders prepare for the introduction of the third stage of the Border Target Operating Model on 31 January 2025.
The Government announced on 7 October that Safety and Security declarations will be required for EU imports from 31 January 2025. Readiness is assessed as being on track. A plan is in place that includes a comprehensive list of readiness activity, with en...
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of risk of incursion of African swine fever to the UK.
Whilst we have never had an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the UK, the overall risk of an incursion of ASF is currently assessed to be MEDIUM (the event occurs regularly) and we continue to prepare for a possible outbreak. The risk of ASF enteri...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has plans to use Dover Bastion Point as part of the Border Target Operating Model.
The site at Bastion Point is currently retained in a non-operational state. The Government will explore further options for the site in the future. Defra continues to monitor and review the impact of the Border Target Operating Model. We work closely with...
Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with stakeholders about the implementation of the Border Target Operating Model.
Defra continues to monitor and review the impact of the new controls. We are working closely with industry, trade partners and enforcement agencies to minimise disruption and costs to trade, while continuing to protect our biosecurity. Defra also gathers ...
Food and Rural Affairs, how much illegal meat coming into the UK was seized in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
Illegal meat seizures data captured as part of Defra’s African Swine Fever programme: 2023, 552 seizures, totalling 44,482 kg2024 (Jan- 11 Oct 2024), 576 seizures, totalling 42,470 kg
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the level of fly-tipping in Epping Forest constituency.
The department has not yet made any formal assessment of the implications of its fly-tipping policies. Local authorities are required to report fly-tipping incidents and enforcement actions to Defra, which the department publishes annually, at: https://ww...
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle fly-tipping in (a) rural, (b) semi-rural and (c) urban communities.
Fly-tipping is a serious crime which blights communities and the environment and dealing with it imposes significant costs on both taxpayers and businesses. In our manifesto we committed to forcing fly-tippers and vandals to clean up the mess that they ha...
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the UK's biosecurity.
The department remains vigilant to potential global disease threats and has in place robust measures to prevent and detect disease incursion, as well as maintaining capacity to contain and eradicate outbreaks, should they occur. Our robust, risk-based bor...
Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of African swine fever on the pig industry.
Whilst we have never had an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the UK, the risk level for an incursion of ASF is currently assessed as medium and we continue to prepare for an outbreak. The practical impacts of a reasonable worst-case scenario outbr...
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help manage recent cases of bluetongue virus in East Anglia.
Following the initial findings of cases of bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) virus in August 2024, Defra implemented a Temporary Control Zone (TCZ) around the affected premises and humanely culled infected animals to prevent potential spread. Following confir...