Meat: Northern Ireland
(asked on 5th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish a full assessment of the interaction between Great Britain’s import policy in relation to Mercosur, the Windsor Framework, and the movement of meat and meat-containing products from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Answered by
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 15th October 2026
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay can export meat to Great Britain. Under Windsor Framework arrangements, meat moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland via the red lane must comply with EU import requirements. Imported meat processed in Great Britain can move to Northern Ireland under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay can export meat to Great Britain. Under Windsor Framework arrangements, meat moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland via the red lane must comply with EU import requirements. Imported meat processed in Great Britain can move to Northern Ireland under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.