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Food: UK Trade with EU

Commons · Question 12725 · Tabled 5 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 14 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Gareth Snell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce regulatory requirements for food exporters trading with the EU.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 14 Nov 2024

The UK and EU are like-minded partners with similarly high standards. The Government has committed to seek to negotiate a veterinary/sanitary and phytosanitary agreement to help boost trade, reduce trade friction and deliver benefits to businesses and con...