Food: Imports
Commons · Question 6658 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what measures are in place to ensure that imported goods consumed in the UK are produced to environmental standards comparable to those required of UK producers.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 12 Jun 2026
If I understand the Honourable Member’s question correctly, I can assure him that all imported food stuffs have to meet the UK’s environmental standards and that we will not and do not abandon either animal welfare or food standards when securing trade de...