Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 110116

Agriculture: Imports

Tabled: 2 February 2026

Answered: 9 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support British food producers facing competition from increased imports following the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD) protects jobs in the automotive, steel, aluminium, pharmaceutical and aerospace sectors - sectors that employ over 320,000 people across the UK. Defra has always been clear that this Government will protect British...

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