Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 97369
Import Controls: EU Countries
Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has undertaken a cost–benefit analysis of potential changes to sanitary and phytosanitary procedures applying to UK–EU exports.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleAn SPS agreement could increase the volume of UK exports of major agricultural commodities to the EU by 16% [Methodology Note: How Defra has estimated the impact of a Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement on the UK agricultural sector - GOV.UK ].Defra comm...
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