Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has sought, or intends to seek, an agreement with the European Union under Article 39 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 enabling conformity assessment bodies established under United Kingdom law to carry out the activities of notified bodies.

We have explored a number of proposals with our EU partners on manufactured goods, including a mutual recognition agreement on conformity assessment to remove these barriers. What was announced at the 2025 UK-EU summit reflects the outcome of these discussions. European security and competitiveness are best achieved when like-minded, trusted partners work together to bolster supply chains, competitiveness and economic security. We remain committed to working with our European partners and to tackling barriers to trade.