Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made with discussions about the UK remaining an active member of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed operated by the EU.
Talks are intensifying and we are working to secure a new deal with the EU. The Government remains committed to maintaining a relationship with the Commission on the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed which will be a matter for the next phase of negotiations, as required by the Commission.
It is a Government priority to maintain high standards of protection for human, animal and plant health.