Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 20 December 2024 (HL3387), what secretarial support is being provided to the Horticulture Working Group set up in relation to the implementation of the Windsor Framework; how many meetings have taken evidence; and whether there is any timetable for the group to reach conclusions.

Officials in the Cabinet Office and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs act as the secretariat, supporting the organisation of the Working Group and preparing papers for the Group’s consideration. The group has met twice in 2024 under the current government, with further meetings scheduled in 2025. The next scheduled meeting of the Group is due to take place in February. The group will identify and resolve issues related to the movement of plants and seeds between Great Britain and Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework on an ongoing basis.