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Food: UK Trade with EU

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 28 May 2025UIN 53543

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Prime Minister's post on X dated 19 May 2025, what is the evidential basis for the proposition that the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding will result in “lower food prices at the checkout” for c

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The UK-EU SPS Agreement will cut costs, remove red tape and reduce delays at the border for businesses for most agrifood products imported from the EU. Supermarkets have said publicly the SPS Agreement will help to ease the pressure on food prices.

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