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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many complaints his Department has received on lost or delayed Export Health Certificates since 1 January 2021; and if he will make a statement.

Defra and APHA do not have a record of complaints specifically on lost or delayed Export Health Certificates (EHCs). If an EHC is lost, delayed or incorrect a certifier or exporter may apply to cancel the existing EHC and have it replaced. Between January 2021 to October 2021, 79 requests for cancel and replace certificates for EU exports were received.