Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking ahead of the 2026 review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement to reduce non-tariff barriers affecting UK–EU goods movements.

We are committed to making trade with our largest and most important partner easier by removing unnecessary barriers to trade.

We are negotiating with the EU on a number of issues that will slash red tape for businesses, including an SPS agreement to sweep away the majority of regulatory barriers for agrifood products, and tackle wider barriers to trade in organic products and key agri-food marketing standards. This agreement could increase the volume of UK exports of major agricultural commodities to the EU by 16%.

We continue to engage the EU through established channels, including relevant UK-EU Trade Specialised Committees.