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Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

Commons · Question 3201 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 4 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent consultations he has undertaken with the farming sector on UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary negotiations.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 4 Jun 2026

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