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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cattle were refused a cattle passport in each of the last five years.

The Rural Payments Agency registers in the region of 2.5 million cattle every year. In the time available we are not able to provide information on how many cattle passports were refused in each of the last five years. However, as of 11 January 2024 the number of animals in GB currently alive and issued with a CPP35 – Notice of Registration (Refused Passport) is 13,075.