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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many consignments have entered the UK with a health certificate for medium-risk imports from the EU since 31 January 2024; how many checks have been carried out on consignments with those certificates; and what estimate his Department has made of the number and proportion of consignments entering the UK that required those certificates since 31 January 2024.

Since 31 January 2024,1721 consignments have entered the UK with a health certificate for medium risk goods. Some of these consignments can be considered medium risk but can also be considered low risk dependant on how products are treated. The requirements for checking these products are not required at present, as this does not come into effect until 30 April 2024.

This information is from external IPAFF (import of products, food and feed) systems not directly controlled by the department.