Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 79949

Livestock: UK Trade with EU

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 21 November 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement on the number of cross-border transfers of livestock since 2020.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
We have agreed to work towards a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Area which will slash costs and remove red tape. The removal of the need for Export Health Certification would save trading businesses up to £200 per consignment each time goods are ...

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