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5th Report - UK-EU agritrade: making an SPS agreement work

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee HC 1661 Published 5 February 2026

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

43 items (25 recs)

Source

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Government Response

AI assessment · 43 of 43 classified

Accepted 14

Accepted in Part 10

Acknowledged 14

Deferred 1

Rejected 4

Government response

5th Special Report - UK-EU agritrade: making an SPS agreement work - Government Response · published 17 Apr 2026

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

40 Recommendation Deferred

Publish plans for parliamentary scrutiny of dynamic alignment and Parliament's future role.

Recommendation

We believe that our remit and responsibilities make this Committee the most appropriate body for scrutiny of SPS policy. We are therefore disappointed that the Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations refused to appear before us. We echo … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government will bring forward primary legislation to allow Defra to implement the SPS Agreement, dependent on the progress of negotiations and will set out more specific details as they progress.

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

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