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UK Internal Trade: Labelling

Asked by Jim AllisterTraditional Unionist VoiceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 21 May 2025UIN 51103

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled Safeguarding the Union, published on 31 January 2024, what progress his Department has made on introducing Not for EU labelling in Great Britain.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

The Government will introduce legislation shortly to provide a contingent power to introduce a ‘Not for EU’ labelling requirement across Great Britain, should it be needed to protect the UK Internal Market and consumer choice in Northern Ireland. This legislation will give the Government the power to introduce a labelling requirement in Great Britain in a targeted way, product by product and we will take action if necessary. Officials are working closely with businesses across the United Kingdom to support them with readiness for 1 July, when the next phase of labelling will be introduced.

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