Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 105964
Food: Prices
Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 29 January 2026
Question
Luke Taylor
Liberal Democrat — Sutton and Cheam
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) customs checks and (b) regulatory barriers in UK-EU trade on food prices.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleConsumer food prices depend on a range of factors including import prices, domestic agricultural prices, domestic labour and manufacturing costs, and Sterling exchange rates. Some of these factors are influenced by our trading arrangements with other coun...
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