Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what role food policy plays in the UK's negotiations with the EU; and which food policy experts the Government has consulted in order to develop its negotiating position.

As we leave the EU, we are clear: consumers must be confident that food has been produced to a high standard. As set out in the White Paper on the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, we are seeking a new partnership that ensures continued tariff-free and frictionless trade in food, drink and other agricultural products between the UK and the EU.

There is regular engagement with colleagues across Whitehall and with industry across the UK, including with the Food and Drink Federation, to inform the UK’s negotiating position.