Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 113837

Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 27 February 2026

Question

Stuart Anderson

ConservativeSouth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress her Department has made on a Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement with the EU.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Defra is currently negotiating a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheaper and easier, cutting costs and removing trade barriers for British producers and retailers. While those negotiations are ongo...

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