Question follow-through · 3199
Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether UK standards on pesticides and animal welfare could diverge from EU rules under the proposed SPS framework.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 20 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 4 Jun 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether UK standards on pesticides and animal welfare could diverge from EU rules under the proposed SPS framework.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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4 Jun 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 regulatory barriers for British producers and retailers. Under the UK‑EU Common Under...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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