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Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with stakeholders in the agricultural sector on securing an SPS Agreement between the UK and the EU.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
5 Feb 2026
Target answer date
9 Feb 2026
Answer
10 Feb 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with stakeholders in the agricultural sector on securing an SPS Agreement between the UK and the EU.

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is currently negotiating a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheaper and easier, cutting costs and removing trade barriers for British producers and retailers. Officials and ministers ...

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