Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 104699
Carbon Emissions: UK Relations with EU
Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-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-SymondsWe 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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