Question follow-through · 18079
Nature Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken by her Department to ensure that animal conservation is recognised and promoted as part of a future UK – EU SPS veterinary agreement.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 13 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jul 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
13 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken by her Department to ensure that animal conservation is recognised and promoted as part of a future UK – EU SPS veterinary agreement.
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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16 Jul 2026
Answer published
Defra is committed to supporting animal conservation and has been clear about the importance of our high animal welfare standards. This Government has committed, with the EU, to conclude negotiations before the next UK-EU Summit on the SPS Agreement which...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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