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1659872

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Veterinary Services: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the EU about veterinary medicines since the Windsor Framework was published.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL10063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework agreement has safeguarded the supplies of veterinary medicines from Great Britain to Northern Ireland to the end of 2025. During this extension to the grace period there will be no changes to the existing requirements on the supply of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland and businesses should continue operating as they have done to date.</p><p>The Government’s position is clear, there needs to be a long-term and permanent solution which maintains the uninterrupted flow of veterinary medicines into Northern Ireland from Great Britain on which so many people and businesses rely. Industry engagement has been our core focus in recent months, where we are strengthening and collating further evidence on products at risk. We remain clear with the EU that any future arrangements must consider the overwhelming reliance of Northern Ireland on veterinary medicines from Great Britain.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon grouped question UIN HL10064 question first answered 15/09/2023 12:40:17 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1659873

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Veterinary Services: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on finding a long term solution with the EU on the issue of veterinary medicines for Northern Ireland since the publication of the Windsor Framework.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL10064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework agreement has safeguarded the supplies of veterinary medicines from Great Britain to Northern Ireland to the end of 2025. During this extension to the grace period there will be no changes to the existing requirements on the supply of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland and businesses should continue operating as they have done to date.</p><p>The Government’s position is clear, there needs to be a long-term and permanent solution which maintains the uninterrupted flow of veterinary medicines into Northern Ireland from Great Britain on which so many people and businesses rely. Industry engagement has been our core focus in recent months, where we are strengthening and collating further evidence on products at risk. We remain clear with the EU that any future arrangements must consider the overwhelming reliance of Northern Ireland on veterinary medicines from Great Britain.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon grouped question UIN HL10063 question first answered 15/09/2023 12:40:17 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1658895

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether any changes to labelling requirements for food products being exported from the UK to the EU are currently scheduled; and if so what they are.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL9961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The labelling requirements for food placed on the markets of each EU Member State should be available from each of those countries’ relevant competent authorities. Companies can also find information from the European Commission on food labelling rules in the EU on the European Commission’s website.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon grouped question UIN HL9962 question first answered 18/09/2023 12:24:52 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1658896

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what labelling is currently required for food products travelling from the UK to the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL9962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The labelling requirements for food placed on the markets of each EU Member State should be available from each of those countries’ relevant competent authorities. Companies can also find information from the European Commission on food labelling rules in the EU on the European Commission’s website.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon grouped question UIN HL9961 question first answered 18/09/2023 12:24:52 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1657687

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Ports: Infrastructure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what physical infrastructure they plan to provide at ports in (1) England, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales, to process goods entering from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL9866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is providing the necessary infrastructure to service trade coming through the Short Strait in Kent. That infrastructure is being readied for the introduction of physical checks on goods imported through Port of Dover and Eurotunnel from April 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding Scotland and Wales, Border Control Post (BCP) infrastructure is a devolved matter. The Welsh Government is in the process of building an inland BCP at Holyhead (North Wales). Decisions on the need for further inland sites, including in Scotland, are yet to be taken. The UK Government will work closely with Devolved Government counterparts to ensure there is sufficient capacity to deliver the required checks, as set out in the Border Target Operating Model.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 15/09/2023 11:57:26 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1655056

registered interest
date	24/07/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the signing of the Windsor Framework, what additional species of plants or trees can be brought into Northern Ireland from Great Britain beyond the species listed in that framework.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL9655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2023 answer text <p>Eleven applications to lift the ban on ‘high risk’ plants were submitted to the European Food Safety Authority prior to the Windsor Framework, and within negotiations we agreed that the EU would expedite the process for lifting the bans. In February the Commission published legislation in the Official Journal lifting the ban on <em>Ligustrum delavayanum</em> and <em>Ligustrum japonicum</em>, which, while being two species, formed a single application for specialist topiary plants.</p><p> </p><p>Since February another seven dossiers have been approved and the implementing legislation published in the Official Journal - these cover hawthorn (<em>crataegus monogyna</em>), apple (<em>malus domestica</em>), crab apple (<em>malus sylvestris</em>), and four species of maple (<em>Acer platanoides</em>, <em>Acer palmatum</em>, <em>Acer pseudoplatanus</em>, and <em>Acer campestre</em>).</p><p> </p><p>Another three dossiers are going through the process with votes imminent. These are for:</p><p>- <em>Quercus robur</em></p><p>- <em>Quercus petraea</em></p><p>- <em>Fagus sylvatica</em></p><p> </p><p>The new arrangements also mean that the ban on the movement of seed potatoes will end and they will move easily from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, provided that they remain in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 31/07/2023 11:42:41 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1655057

registered interest
date	24/07/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what species or types of plants and trees remain banned from being brought into Northern Ireland from Great Britain since the signing of the Windsor Framework.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL9656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2023 answer text <p>We have paved the way to remove bans on 11 native British and other commercially important plant species by the next planting season. These species have been prioritised by industry for assessment under the European Food Safety Authority process, so they can move once the Windsor Framework takes effect. A further 15 dossiers have already been submitted, following consultation with industry. We will continue to engage intensively with industry to progress further cases wherever there is industry appetite, as we have secured a process for doing so under the Windsor Framework.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 31/07/2023 11:44:03 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1655058

registered interest
date	24/07/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in increasing the variety of plants and trees that can be brought into Northern Ireland from Great Britain since the signing of the Windsor Framework.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL9657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2023 answer text <p>Since the signing of the Windsor Framework, Defra in collaboration with industry has responded to 21 requests from the European Food Safety Authority for additional information on dossiers subject to the Framework agreement, in addition to submitting 15 new dossiers to date for species not covered by the agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The process in place to lift prohibitions for other species is a permanent one. It will be possible to lift other prohibitions in future. However, the new arrangements have been shaped by a prioritisation process led by industry. This means that the most commercially important tree and shrub species will no longer be prohibited from moving to Northern Ireland from Great Britain, protecting Northern Ireland’s place in the UK’s horticultural and arable sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 31/07/2023 11:43:30 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1655059

registered interest
date	24/07/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they plan to have with the EU regarding ongoing restrictions on bringing species of plants and trees into Northern Ireland from Great Britain.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL9658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2023 answer text <p>We can submit further dossiers under the EU’s process for ‘high risk’ plants, where there is further interest from industry. Defra will work with the horticulture sector in compiling the necessary detail required for the dossiers. This engagement ensures that dossiers are prioritised according to the needs of stakeholders and to ensure that the relevant trade information is provided.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 31/07/2023 11:45:51 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1655060

registered interest
date	24/07/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their timescale for the lifting of the remaining restrictions on bringing species of plants and trees from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL9659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2023 answer text <p>It will be possible to lift other prohibitions in future. The order in which such prohibitions are addressed will continue to be shaped by a prioritisation process led by industry, to determine the timing for submitting the technical dossiers required.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 31/07/2023 11:48:29 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme