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
Labour — North 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 EagleWe 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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