Written questions

Slaughterhouses: UK Trade with EU

Commons · Question 11613 · Tabled 22 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 30 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether methods of animal slaughter have featured in trade negotiations with the European Union.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 30 Jun 2026

The Government is working to strengthen its broader economic relationship with the European Union, including through negotiations on an expansive Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheaper and easier,...