Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that EU and UK food safety regulations are not undermined in the negotiations on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Treaty.

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is not about lowering standards. All parties involved in the negotiations – including President Obama and President Juncker – have made this clear. EU negotiators have specified that TTIP will not affect the way the EU legislates on food safety. The following link explains more: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2014/may/tradoc_152462.pdf