Trade Agreements: USA
Commons · Question 108524 · Tabled 26 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trade negotiations with the United States under the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal on UK food safety standards of agriculture provision.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 2 Feb 2026
On 8 May 2025, the UK Government announced a landmark economic deal with the US that included new reciprocal market access on beef - giving UK farmers a guaranteed quota for 13,000 metric tonnes of beef exports. All food imports into the UK, including tho...