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Trade Agreements: USA

Asked by Mr Joshua ReynoldsLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 2 February 2026UIN 108524

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trade negotiations with the United States under the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal on UK food safety standards of agriculture provision.

Answered by Chris Bryant

On 8 May 2025, the UK Government announced a landmark economic deal with the US that included new reciprocal market access on beef – giving UK farmers a guaranteed quota for 13,000 metric tonnes of beef exports.

All food imports into the UK, including those agreed with the US, must comply with all of the UK’s import requirements, including sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) rules. Decisions on food safety standards are always made in the interest of protecting human, animal or plant life or health in the UK.

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