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Import Controls: UK Trade with EU

Asked by Joe RobertsonConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 6 June 2025UIN 54511

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the agreement between the EU and UK to create a sanitary and phytosanitary agreement of 19 May 2025, whether agri‑food tech exports would be required to meet (a) UK and (b) EU rules.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

The EU have accepted there will need to be a number of areas where we need to retain our own rules. The details of these are subject to negotiation, but we have been clear about the importance of being able to set high animal welfare standards, support public health, and support the use of new and innovative technologies.

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