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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the decision of the European Parliament on the naming of vegetable products of 8 October 2025 on the sale of vegan sausages made in Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

Under the Windsor Framework, the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS) allows products to move to Northern Ireland whilst meeting UK consumer protection and marketing standards. Therefore, vegan sausages which are made in Great Britain and moved to NI in this way should not be affected by the newly proposed EU rules governing the labelling of plant-based products.

The Government continues to monitor changes to EU regulations and is committed to safeguarding the smooth flow of goods to Northern Ireland. Furthermore, any new EU rules are subject to the democratic scrutiny arrangements under the Windsor Framework.