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Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

Commons · Question 115407 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2026

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Asked by Sarah Champion

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions there have been with EU negotiators about what falls within scope of the term agri-food product for the purposes of the UK-EU sanitary and phytosanitary agreement; and

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 4 Mar 2026

As announced at the UK-EU Leaders' Summit on May 19, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary Area. The details of these are subject to negotiation, but the Government has been clear about the importance of being able ...