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

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the plant health labelling scheme for Northern Ireland confers upon businesses all the rights available under the UK Plant Passport scheme.

The Northern Ireland plant health label (NIPHL) scheme operates in a similar way to the existing UK plant passport regime for goods moved across other parts of the UK and is integrated with the UK scheme.

​​A NIPHL can be attached to goods prior to their movement to Northern Ireland by an authorised GB seller - in the same way as the current UK plant passport regime. This arrangement reduces the burden on businesses, who will be authorised to issue and/or attach the NIPHL in a similar manner as is required under the current UK plant passport.