Horses: EU Countries

(asked on 17th March 2021) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many horses entered the UK from the EU in each month from January 2020 to February 2021 inclusive.


Answered by
Victoria Prentis Portrait
Victoria Prentis
Attorney General
This question was answered on 26th March 2021

The number of equines imported from the EU to the UK from January 2020 to February 2021 are as follows:

Month

Total Number of Equines

Jan 2020

284

Feb 2020

283

Mar 2020

310

April 2020

72

May 2020

182

June 2020

361

July 2020

278

Aug 2020

379

Sept 2020

363

Oct 2020

433

Nov 2020

464

Dec 2020

379

Jan 2021

258

Feb 2021

801

This data was extracted from the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES). TRACES is a European Commission system employed by EU member states to facilitate and record animal/animal product movements into and throughout the EU.

This response has been compiled by the Animal and Plant Health Agency from data provided by third parties, and as such is reliant on the providers for the accuracy of the information.

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