Carbon Emissions: UK Relations with EU
Commons · Question 104699 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department’s priorities are for the next phase of negotiations on a food and drink agreement and carbon market linkage with the EU, as referenced in HCWS1114 on 1 December 2025; and what impact he expec
Answer
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds, 19 Jan 2026
We are currently negotiating a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement and an agreement to link our Emissions Trading Schemes (ETS) and will not give a running commentary on the talks. The SPS agreement will cut costs and red tape for British producers...