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Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

Commons · Question 3200 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 2 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that the UK will retain the right to set its own agricultural regulations.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 2 Jun 2026

This Government is currently negotiating the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement with the EU to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheaper and easier, cutting costs and removing trade barriers for British producers and retailers. This Gove...