Written questions

Agriculture: Imports

Commons · Question 110116 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 9 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support British food producers facing competition from increased imports following the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 9 Feb 2026

The UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD) protects jobs in the automotive, steel, aluminium, pharmaceutical and aerospace sectors - sectors that employ over 320,000 people across the UK. Defra has always been clear that this Government will protect British...