Horses: Transport
(asked on 25th June 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government when a new tripartite agreement for the movement of horses between the UK, France and Ireland will be in place.
Answered by
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 8th July 2025
Defra acknowledges that a new Tripartite Agreement between the UK, Ireland and France for certain higher health horses may ease the practical challenges with equine movements between the three nations. However, any future discussions with the EU on this would be separate from the outcomes of the SPS Agreement.