Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) animal welfare and (b) environmental standards in egg production are maintained after the UK leave the EU.

The Government shares the British public’s high regard for the environment and for animal welfare, and our current high environmental and welfare standards in egg production will continue to apply when we leave the EU. High standards and high quality are what our domestic and global customers demand, and that is what we will provide.