PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Food: Standards (22 July 2021)
Question Asked
What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on maintaining British food standards in the trade deal with Australia.
Asked by:
Matt Western (Labour)
Asked by:
Matt Western (Labour)
Answer
I have had regular discussions with the Secretary of State at the Department for International Trade and, indeed, other Cabinet colleagues on the issue of food standards in the context of our negotiations with Australia.
The UK is rightly proud of our world-leading food, environment and animal welfare standards. We have a number of tools available in FTAs to maintain these standards. All imports of agri-food products will still have to comply with the UK’s food safety and biosecurity requirements.
The commitment to non-regression means that neither country can lower their animal welfare standards to undercut the other.
Answered by:
Victoria Prentis (Conservative)
22 July 2021
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