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

To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria they use to assess the effectiveness of the delivery of the Border Target Operating Model.

The Border Target Operating Model was introduced in 2024 to safeguard biosecurity, minimise risks to public health, animal health, the environment and protect the United Kingdom’s reputation as a responsible international trading nation. It strikes an appropriate balance between supporting business, by avoiding unnecessary regulatory burdens in the process of moving goods into Great Britain, while focussing controls on consignments proven to cause the most significant biosecurity risk.

Defra continues to monitor the effectiveness and impact of the controls and engages regularly with border stakeholders to reflect.