Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 108995
Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU
Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce reliance on physical paperwork in sanitary and phytosanitary processes for trade with the European Union.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe Government is currently negotiating a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheaper and easier, cutting costs and red tape for British producers and retailers. Routine SPS border checks will be elimi...
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