Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 80050

Animal Welfare: UK Trade with EU

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Irene Campbell

LabourNorth Ayrshire and Arran

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with EU negotiators on the inclusion of UK animal welfare standards within the proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
We will agree a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheaper and easier, cutting costs and red tape for British producers and retailers, and helping to reduce the pressure on prices and increase choice ...

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