Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 117174

Agriculture: Imports

Tabled: 2 March 2026

Answered: 10 March 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with farming representatives on protecting UK producers from lower-standard imports.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

Ministers and officials meet regularly with representatives of the farming sector. As the Secretary of State set out at the NFU Conference, the first meeting of the new Farming and Food Partnership Board will take place in March. This represents a reset o...

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