Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of additional veterinarians working in meat hygiene that will be required to certify products of animal origin for export after the UK leaves the EU.
The range of products requiring export certification is dependent on the UK’s future relationship with the EU. Defra is working to ensure that there will be sufficient Official Veterinarians for any increase in export certificates.