Brexit Readiness: Operation Yellowhammer

Debate between Michael Gove and Jane Dodds

Wednesday 25th September 2019 Commons Chamber

[Michael Gove]

Many of them had applied beforehand for EORI numbers.

[Jane Dodds (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD)]

Operation Yellowhammer states that delays to animal medicines could

“reduce our ability to prevent and control”

animal

“disease outbreaks”.

What reassurances would the Minister give to livestock farmers such as those in my constituency of Brecon and Radnorshire that Brexit will not have an impact on access to those medicines?

[Michael Gove]

I welcome the hon. Lady to the House and congratulate her on her victory. In the run up to that victory, I had the opportunity to visit her beautiful constituency and talk to farmers, and one of the things that I was able to reassure them of was that vet medicines are part of the category 1 set of goods that are absolutely prioritised for entry into this country because, of course, we want to make sure that we can deal effectively with any threats to animal health.