Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will, in his negotiations to leave the EU, retain common European control of food standards, animal feed safety and food hygiene.

We continue to receive views across the range of the Department’s responsibilities following the outcome of the EU Referendum. Defra will be working on our future policies in this area, liaising closely with other key departments on future support for agriculture, animal welfare, and the food and drink industry. The Government will work with industry and the public to develop these new arrangements.