Horses: Imports

(asked on 30th April 2025) - 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 Equidae were recorded entering the UK via (a) Fishguard (b) Holyhead (c) Cairnryan (d) Birkenhead and (e) other ports in each year since 2023.


Answered by
Daniel Zeichner Portrait
Daniel Zeichner
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 12th May 2025

The table shows the number of equids imported into GB with the port of entry recorded as Birkenhead, Cairnryan, Fishguard, or Holyhead, and the number of equids imported into GB with the port of entry recorded as a port other than those specified.

For the year 2023, there were 355 consignments where the third party did not record the number of equids on the notifications

Arrival Year

Port of Entry

Number of Equids

2023

Birkenhead

-

Cairnryan

5

Fishguard

167

Holyhead

9,911

Other Ports

13,837

2023 Total

23,920

2024

Birkenhead

32

Cairnryan

74

Fishguard

869

Holyhead

12,944

Other Ports

13,934

2024 Total

27,853

2025

Birkenhead

94

Cairnryan

20

Fishguard

580

Holyhead

3,330

Other Ports

4,457

2025 Total

8,481

Grand Total

60,254

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