Beef: USA
Commons · Question 117639 · Tabled 3 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK beef hits US shelves tariff-free for the first time - cutting costs for UK businesses, published on 2 March 2026, whether any of the recipro
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 9 Mar 2026
Yes, all beef imported under the reciprocal 13,000‑tonne quota from the United States must meet the UK’s food safety and hygiene standards in precisely the same way as is required of British farmers. It also has to meet wider import requirements, includin...