{"value":{"id":1809079,"askingMemberId":4879,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-06-03T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-06-17T00:00:00","uin":"HL8036","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government whether their proposed sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement with the EU will eliminate customs procedures for the export of SPS goods to the EU.","answeringBodyId":13,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4395,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-06-12T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>As announced at the UK-EU Leaders Summit on May 19, 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary Zone. Routine SPS border checks will be eliminated<strong>, </strong>so fresh produce can hit supermarket shelves more quickly, with less paperwork and fewer costs.</p><p> </p><p>Customs procedures are not included in scope of the agreement. The Government has been clear that there will be no return to the Customs Union.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1809079","method":"GET"}]}