Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to put labelling provisions in place for genetically modified and hormone produced foods imported under the US–UK Economic Prosperity Deal.

On 8 May, the UK Government announced a landmark economic deal with the United States, making the UK the first country to reach an agreement with President Trump. This delivers on the commitment by the Prime Minister and the President on 27 February to agree an economic deal in our respective national interests.

The deal protects jobs in the automotive, steel, aluminium, pharmaceutical and aerospace sectors - sectors that employ over 320,000 people across the UK. For the first time ever, this deal will also open up exclusive access for UK beef farmers to the US market.

We have always been clear that this Government will protect British farmers, secure our food security and uphold our high food, animal welfare and environmental standards in trade deals. That is exactly what we have done and will continue to do. Imports of genetically modified beef or hormone-treated beef will remain illegal. Any agricultural imports coming into the UK will have to meet our high sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards.

There will be no changes to labelling requirements as a result of what has been agreed so far within the UK-US agreement.