Written questions

Disease Control: Treaties

2026-07-14 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · HL2163 · Official question

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the strategic compatibility between a future UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement and the UK's membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Answer

This Government is currently negotiating a UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement to reduce barriers to trade, improve the flow of agrifood goods and maintain high standards of biosecurity. The department expect the agreement with the EU to be consist...