Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN HL2162

Agriculture: UK Trade with EU

Tabled: 15 July 2026
Answered: 23 July 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are seeking legal advice about potential litigation risks from other international trade counterparties resulting from a future UK–EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement; and if so, to which departments will t

Answer

This Government considers matters relating to legal risk and potential legal risk across the range of government work, and has the benefit of expert in-house legal teams who advise across the whole range of government work.