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Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

Commons · Question 111392 · Tabled 5 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 10 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by John Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with stakeholders in the agricultural sector on securing an SPS Agreement between the UK and the EU.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 10 Feb 2026

The Government is currently negotiating a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheaper and easier, cutting costs and removing trade barriers for British producers and retailers. Officials and ministers ...