Question follow-through · 53543

Food: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Prime Minister's post on X dated 19 May 2025, what is the evidential basis for the proposition that the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding will result in “lower food prices at the checkout” for c

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Answering body: Cabinet Office
Tabled: 20 May 2025
Target answer date: 22 May 2025
Answer: 28 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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20 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Prime Minister's post on X dated 19 May 2025, what is the evidential basis for the proposition that the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding will result in “lower food prices at the checkout” for c
22 May 2025
Target answer date
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28 May 2025
Answer published
The UK-EU SPS Agreement will cut costs, remove red tape and reduce delays at the border for businesses for most agrifood products imported from the EU. Supermarkets have said publicly the SPS Agreement will help to ease the pressure on food prices.

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