Boris Johnson voted a mixture of for and against requiring imported goods to meet domestic standards

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Major votes

• On 9 Feb 2021: Boris Johnson voted to require international trade agreements to be consistent with maintaining the NHS and the UK's levels of legal protection for human, animal or plant life or health, the environment, employment and labour, data and children and vulnerable adults online. Show vote

  This vote is also related to:

  • the preservation of environmental protections after withdrawal from the EU
• On 4 Nov 2020: Boris Johnson was absent for a vote on Agriculture Bill — After Clause 42 — Duty to Seek Equivalence on Agri-Food Standards in Relation to Future Trade Show vote
• On 12 Oct 2020: Boris Johnson was absent for a vote on Agriculture Bill — New Clause After Clause 42 — Requirement for Agricultural and Food Imports to Meet Domestic Standards Show vote
• On 20 Jul 2020: Boris Johnson voted not to require imported agricultural goods to meet animal health and welfare, environmental, plant health, food safety and other standards which are at least as high as those which apply to UK produced agricultural goods. Show vote

Minor votes

• On 19 Jan 2021: Boris Johnson voted not to require changes to standards in pursuit of an international trade agreement to be approved by Parliament prior to Parliament considering the agreement itself, and not to give devolved administrations a veto over such changes. Show vote

  This vote is also related to:

  • transferring more powers to the Senedd/Welsh Parliament
  • transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament
  • more powers for the devolved administration in Northern Ireland