PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Ports: Disease Control (12 October 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of trade and biosecurity controls at the ports of Cairnryan and Stranraer.
Asked by:
Dame Meg Hillier (Labour)
Asked by:
Dame Meg Hillier (Labour)
Answer
Through the Port Infrastructure Fund, the UK Government has provided over £600,000 to Cairnryan and Loch Ryan to build the infrastructure needed for customs and biosecurity checks.
And while biosecurity is the responsibility of the Scottish Government, our two Governments work together to ensure that biosecurity is maintained.
Answered by:
David Duguid (Conservative)
12 October 2022
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