Source · Select Committees · Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
First Report - Moving animals across borders
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
HC 79
Published 30 September 2021
Government response
Fifth Special Report - Moving animals across borders: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2021–22 · published 16 Dec 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Para 24
It is the carriers not APHA staff who carry out most checks on pets at...
Recommendation
It is the carriers not APHA staff who carry out most checks on pets at the border. Therefore, Defra should ensure that there is a legal obligation for the individual checking the animal to “visualise” the animal, making sure it …
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Government Response Summary
The Government's response is missing or truncated and does not address the recommendation to ensure a legal obligation for visualising animals during checks.
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Para 74
The current lack of border control posts approved to process live animal exports in European...
Conclusion
The current lack of border control posts approved to process live animal exports in European ports is an effective ban on the export of British livestock to mainland Europe. The Government’s strategy of incentivising the construction of border control posts …
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Government Response Summary
The government's response is missing, containing only a header without substantive content.
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Para 74
The Government must work more closely with the EU and commercial partners to ensure that...
Recommendation
The Government must work more closely with the EU and commercial partners to ensure that border control posts capable of processing livestock are built immediately in Northern European ports.
Government Response Summary
The government's response focuses on the establishment of UK Border Control Posts for imports into Great Britain, with facilities expected to be operational by July 2022. The response does not address the recommendation for working with the EU to build BCPs in Northern European ports for UK exports.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
The Government should work with the EU to regain Britain’s access to the ADNS as...
Recommendation
The Government should work with the EU to regain Britain’s access to the ADNS as a matter of urgency Defra should update this committee on its efforts . (Paragraph 117) 40 Moving animals across borders
Government Response Summary
The government's response discusses veterinary capacity and certification for animal exports but does not address the committee's specific recommendation to work with the EU to regain access to the ADNS.
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Government should closely monitor veterinary capacity alongside projections of six-month demand and publish statistics on...
Recommendation
Government should closely monitor veterinary capacity alongside projections of six-month demand and publish statistics on a quarterly basis. (Paragraph 123) Moving animals across borders 41
Government Response Summary
The government explains current veterinary capacity challenges and outlines measures taken to address the shortfall, including providing grant funding and developing training. However, it does not commit to the specific recommendation of monitoring capacity alongside six-month demand projections and publishing statistics quarterly.
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
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