Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 114509

Animal Products: UK Trade with EU

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026

Question

Adrian Ramsay

Green PartyWaveney Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's red lines are for negotiations on a UK–EU sanitary and phytosanitary agreement; and what assessment she has made of the the potential merits of retaining the abil

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Defra is currently negotiating a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheaper and easier, cutting costs and regulatory barriers for British producers and retailers. The EU has accepted there will need t...

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