Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the divergence in antimicrobial stewardship standards between Scottish livestock production and Brazilian beef imports, and how she plans to ensure equivalency in veterinary medicine tracking for products imported into Great Britain.
Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Beef imported into Great Britain must comply with our strict animal health and food safety requirements, in line with domestic import legislation. Defra has received guarantees from Brazil that beef exported to Great Britain is not from cattle treated with certain antimicrobial medicinal products, and Brazil is required to maintain an approved residue control plan for products of animal origin exported to Great Britain.
Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East sent to him on 7th July, and followed-up on 7th August and 11th September, with the case reference number SL07050/dw in relation to the Illicit Finance Summit.
Answered by Uma Kumaran - Assistant Whip
We apologise to the Honourable Member for the delay in responding. A response will be issued in due course.
Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she intends to respond to the correspondence dated 7 July, 20 August and 7 October 2026 from the Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East reference SL06980/lm regarding device scanning technology.
Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
A response to the Honourable Member’s correspondence was sent on 2 November 2026. I apologise for the time it has taken to respond and recognise the importance of Honourable Members receiving prompt replies when they write to government ministers.
Recent Machinery of Government changes have contributed to a significant backlog of overdue correspondence, the majority of which relates to policy areas transferred from the former Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
We have set up a dedicated team to rapidly improve the timeliness of our replies and clear the backlog, so that correspondence is once again answered within our 20 working day target.
Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has undertaken (a) a fit and proper and (b) other test of the suitability of Palantir as a partner for the Federated Data Platform.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon. Member to the answers provided on 21 September in response to Question 24886, and on 18 March in response to Question HL14182.
Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there is a review process regarding Palantir’s role in delivering the Federated Data Platform.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon. Member to the answers provided on 21 September in response to Question 24886, and on 18 March in response to Question HL14182.
Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many soft drink products currently on the UK market would be classified as less healthy under (a) the 2004/5 and (b) the 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 5 June in response to Question 1997.
Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the basis is for classifying 100% fruit juice as less healthy under the 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 5 June in response to Question 1997.
Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential displacement of up to 83,000 tonnes of Brazilian beef previously destined for the European Union into Great Britain; and what modeling Defra has conducted on the resulting price depression for Scottish finished cattle and store stock.
Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Based on current evidence, Defra does not consider it likely there will be a significant increase in imports into Great Britain following the EU’s recent ban of certain products of animal origin from Brazil. The UK Agricultural market Monitoring Group provides a forum for discussion of market impacts across the UK and will continue to monitor developments closely.
Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has held with NFU Scotland since May 2026 regarding the potential market displacement of Brazilian beef imports into Great Britain and its effect on red meat prices for Scottish primary producers.
Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Based on current evidence, Defra does not consider it likely there will be a significant increase in imports into Great Britain following the EU’s recent ban of certain products of animal origin from Brazil. The UK Agricultural market Monitoring Group provides a forum for discussion of market impacts across the UK and will continue to monitor developments closely.
Asked by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that imported Brazilian beef entering Great Britain is correctly labelled and is not blended into processing and foodservice supply chains.
Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
All food sold on the UK market, including that which is imported, must comply with UK food labelling rules. The Rural Payment Agency and Trading Standards provide advice and enforcement on specific rules on the labelling of fresh and frozen imported beef. Guidance on these rules can be found at: Comply with the Compulsory Beef Labelling Scheme - GOV.UK.