Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN HL2161

Agriculture: UK Trade with EU

Tabled: 15 July 2026

Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 1 July (HL Deb col 1066), whether they have asked for an exception carve-out for precision breeding and gene editing in the UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement n

Answer

We remain committed to implementing the Precision Breeding Act and enabling the safe development of innovative genetic technologies. Under the UK‑EU Common Understanding, it is recognised that there will be areas where the UK will retain its own rules. Th...

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