Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what plans he has to introduce environmental protections and animal welfare provisions as part of (a) future; and (b) existing Free Trade Agreements.

The Government continues to seek fair and balanced trade deals that protect the environment; uphold high animal welfare standards; and provide new export opportunities to grow the UK’s world class agri-food and drinks sector.

We continue to advance ambitious environmental and climate objectives, including net zero, through our FTAs, and the UK has secured precedent-setting provisions on animal welfare in several of its deals. We remain committed to maintaining high levels of environmental protection and upholding high animal welfare standards in new trade agreements.