Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU
Commons · Question 92306 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by James Wild
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect gene editing provisions in ongoing trade negotiations with the European Union.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 26 Nov 2025
Under the UK-EU Common Understanding, it is recognised that there will be areas where the UK will retain its own rules. The scope and detail of those areas are now part of ongoing negotiations. Throughout this process, we have been clear on the importance...