Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the position paper, Continuity in the availability of goods for the EU and the UK, published on 21 August 2017, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the creation of an equivalent definition to Regulation 178/2002 on market placement during negotiations with the EU.

The Government continues to prepare to negotiate our exit from the European Union. Defra is working with the Department for Exiting the European Union and other Government departments to ensure withdrawal from the EU is as smooth as possible. As part of this, the Government will be working with the devolved administrations, including the Scottish Government, to take their needs and considerations into account as we negotiate and deliver the best possible deal for this country in leaving the European Union.