Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 93803

Eggs: Imports

Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Robbie Moore

ConservativeKeighley and Ilkley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has modelled the cumulative impact on domestic egg production profits margins of permitting egg imports that do not face equivalent (a) animal welfare and (b) fo

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The UK imports a small proportion of its annual supply of eggs, to meet domestic demand. The Government consistently considers the impact of imports on the UK market from all countries. As set out in the UK’s Trade Strategy, the Government will not lower ...

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