Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the staffing requirements and costs of maintaining safety inspections of EU imported food products at UK borders once the UK has left the EU.

Preparing for European Union exit is a key priority for the Food Standards Agency. Their planning will ensure that, from the day the United Kingdom leaves the EU, it will have the necessary resources to maintain protection for UK consumers from food risks.

The Food Standards Agency will shortly be publishing its technical notice on imported food which will contain further information on the Government’s proposals for managing the risk from imported food in the event of a no-deal outcome.