Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 9 June 2025.
James Wild
Shadow Exchequer Secretary (Treasury), Opposition Whip (Commons)
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the UK-EU Summit - Joint Statement, updated 19 May 2025, when (a) fresh sausages and burgers, (b) certain shellfish from domestic waters and (c) seed potatoes will be able to resume trade to the EU.
Daniel Zeichner
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
As announced at the UK-EU Leaders Summit on May 19, 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary Zone to reduce delays and paperwork at the border. British products that were banned under the last Government’s Brexit deal can resume trade to the EU once the common SPS area is in place. Trade in products such as fresh sausages and burgers, some shellfish from domestic waters, and seed potatoes will be able to resume, increasing markets for these goods and stimulating jobs.
Our aim is to start talks straight away and we want to remove barriers as soon as possible.
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