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

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have had discussions with the European Union about amending the Windsor Framework to allow Northern Ireland consumers to buy plants from online retailers in Great Britain.

The Government is committed to implementing the Windsor Framework in good faith at the same time as seeking to negotiate an SPS agreement with the EU. Under the Windsor Framework, the Northern Ireland plant health label (NIPHL) allows growers and traders to move certain products to Northern Ireland without the need for a Phytosanitary Certificate, giving Northern Ireland consumers access to plants and seeds from Great Britain.

We continue to work closely with the horticultural sector, including through a Horticulture Working Group which meets regularly, in order to maximise opportunities for trade in plants and plant products within the United Kingdom.