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EU Trade: South America

Asked by Robin SwannUlster Unionist PartyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 23 October 2025UIN 82597

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement on food (a) production, (b) supply and (c) security.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The EU-Mercosur trade agreement has not been signed yet and is a matter for the EU. We do not expect that it will impact UK food production, supply or security.

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