PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(8 April 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect of her Department’s trade policy on the protection of animal welfare.

Asked by:
Alex Davies-Jones (Labour)

I am proud of our world-leading animal welfare standards and these will be upheld throughout our trade negotiations. We have established the Trade and Agriculture Commission in law, which will provide independent scrutiny of the effect on animal welfare our trade deals.

Answered by:
Elizabeth Truss (Conservative)
16 April 2021