Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 109551

Food: EU Law

Tabled: 29 January 2026

Answered: 10 February 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the new proposed dynamic alignment with the EU will ban the sale of oatcakes in the UK due to new EU agricultural standards.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The oats sector plays a vital role in UK agriculture, particularly in Scotland, and we fully recognise the importance of this issue for those businesses. As announced at the UK-EU Leaders' Summit in May 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a co...

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