Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 91945
Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU
Tabled: 18 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Ms Stella Creasy
Labour (Co-op) — Walthamstow
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many civil servants in her Department have been assigned to preparations for a EU-UK agreement on a common sanitary and phytosanitary area.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleNegotiating and delivering an SPS Agreement with the EU is a whole of Government effort. It is a big priority for the department. We are working very closely with the Cabinet Office. Defra’s trade staff work flexibly across trade deals according to demand.