Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Debate

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Lord Hannay of Chiswick

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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

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Lord Hannay of Chiswick Portrait Lord Hannay of Chiswick (CB)
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My Lords, since we are a member of the CPTPP, can the Minister tell us whether any of the other members of that organisation have raised this problem with us and said there will be any incompatibility? After all, our intention to sign an SPS agreement with the EU is a matter of common knowledge.

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch Portrait Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab)
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My Lords, these issues are, as ever, discussed at the CPTPP ministerial meetings. We have assured all those partners that we will maintain our existing agricultural standards, as I have confirmed.

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