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Eggs: Imports

Commons · Question 24210 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 4 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Ann Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that domestic egg producers are not adversely impacted by imported eggs produced to different (a) welfare and (b) production standards.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 4 Sep 2026

All agri-food products must comply with the UK sanitary and phytosanitary standards and wider import requirements in order to be placed on the UK market. Government will always consider whether overseas goods benefit from an unfair advantage and any impac...