Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 49997

Environment Protection: UK Relations with EU

Tabled: 2 May 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025

Question

Dr Ellie Chowns

Green PartyNorth Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to seek closer environmental cooperation and collaboration with the European Union and its agencies as part of the UK-EU reset.

Answer

Mary Creagh
At the UK-EU Summit on May 19th, the Government announced the intention to 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...

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