Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 117173

Animal Products: 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 safeguards are currently in place to prevent agri-food imports produced to lower environmental and animal welfare standards from undercutting UK farmers; and what plans does she h

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

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 of the relationship between government and the farming and food sectors, and will de...

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