Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 104699

Carbon Emissions: UK Relations with EU

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026

Question

Wendy Morton

ConservativeAldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department’s priorities are for the next phase of negotiations on a food and drink agreement and carbon market linkage with the EU, as referenced in HCWS1114 on 1 December 2025; and what impact he expec

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
We are currently negotiating a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement and an agreement to link our Emissions Trading Schemes (ETS) and will not give a running commentary on the talks. The SPS agreement will cut costs and red tape for British producers...

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