Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

Summary

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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1. 20 May 2026

   Written question

   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.

   Source: Commons

2. 4 June 2026

   Answer

   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...

   Source: Written answer

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