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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on ensuring the protection of UK food products through a protected designation of origin scheme after the UK leaves the EU.

The Government is determined to ensure continued protection for UK Geographical Indications (GIs) after the UK leaves the EU. We will put in place new UK GI schemes by the time we leave the EU.

The EU (Withdrawal) Act will convert EU rules into UK legislation. Regulations to amend those rules where necessary are being drafted and preparations for supporting infrastructure, such as guidance and a UK register, are also in hand.