Oral Question·Department for Business and Trade
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 5 December 2024Answered: 12 December 2024
Asked by
Calum Miller
Liberal Democrat — Bicester and Woodstock
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security (Mr Douglas Alexander)
There is an established process in taking forward the Government’s discussions in relation to the mandate. On animal welfare standards, the Secretary of State has already alluded to how there was clearly considerable divergence during the previous attempts to conclude a free trade agreement with the United States. I assure the House that we as a new Government continue to take issues of animal welfare extremely seriously.