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Import Controls: UK Trade with EU

Commons · Question 68361 · Tabled 16 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 23 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what statutory instruments will be required to align UK Sanitary and Phytosanitary standards with those of the EU.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 23 Jul 2025

We have agreed a commitment for the UK to dynamically align with the EU on specific SPS rules. Operating under the same regulatory framework will facilitate the removal of unnecessary barriers to trade. The UK and the EU are partners with similarly high s...