Question follow-through · 97369
Import Controls: EU Countries
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has undertaken a cost–benefit analysis of potential changes to sanitary and phytosanitary procedures applying to UK–EU exports.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 4 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 15 Dec 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has undertaken a cost–benefit analysis of potential changes to sanitary and phytosanitary procedures applying to UK–EU exports.
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Dec 2025
Answer published
An SPS agreement could increase the volume of UK exports of major agricultural commodities to the EU by 16% [Methodology Note: How Defra has estimated the impact of a Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement on the UK agricultural sector - GOV.UK ].Defra comm...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Floods: Surrey
8 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of potential flood risk arising from heavy rainfall in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Floods: Surrey
8 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of local authority preparedness to respond to flood alerts in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Flood Control: Surrey Heath
8 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in the frequency of severe weather events on flood management infrastructure in Surrey Heath constituency.
Air Pollution: Surrey Heath
11 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve air quality in Surrey Heath constituency.
Inland Waterways: Surrey Heath
11 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to clear waterways in Surrey Heath constituency.
Water: Pollution
11 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Environment Agency is held accountable for levels of water pollution in Surrey Heath constituency.
Water Supply: Surrey Heath
12 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure water resilience during (a) storms and (b) periods of severe weather in Surrey Heath constituency.
Hares: Surrey
21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help protect hare populations in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Recycling: Surrey
22 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to make recycling (a) easier and (b) more consistent for households in (i) Surrey and (ii) Surrey Heath constituency.
Recycling: Surrey
22 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities to (a) improve recycling rates and (b) reduce waste sent to (i) landfill and (ii) incineration in Surrey Heath constitu
Recycling
22 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has plans to improve public awareness and participation in recycling schemes.
Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU
27 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce reliance on physical paperwork in sanitary and phytosanitary processes for trade with the European Union.