Written questions

Agriculture and Food: Ukraine

Lords · Question HL12980 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 5 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Risby

To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to support Ukraine's alignment with European Union agricultural and food standards, while safeguarding continued access to markets in the United Kingdom.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 5 Jan 2026

Under our Free Trade Agreement with Ukraine, tariffs on all goods are temporarily removed until March 2029, except for poultry and eggs, where the liberalisation is due to end on 31 March 2026. The UK Government is now considering options for Ukraine’s fu...