Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to Questions (a) 11320 on Import Controls: Disease Control tabled by the hon. Member for Walthamstow on 24 January for answer of 29 January 2024, and (b) 12300 on Export Health Certificates tabled by the hon. Member for Walthamstow on 31 January for Answer of 5 February 2024; and for what reason his Department was unable to answer the Questions within the usual time period.

The answer to Question 11320 was published on 9 February 2024.

An answer to Question 12300 is being prepared and will be provided as soon as possible.

I apologise to the hon. Member for the delay. On this occasion, it was not possible to answer these questions within the usual time frame.