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Provide details of ministerial working group meetings and expand to include frontline agencies
Recommendation
In its response to this report, the Government should provide details on how many times the group has met since September 2025 and share minutes of its discussions. Defra should expand the ministerial working group to include an additional operational group comprising of frontline agencies operating at the border, such as the Chief Veterinary Officer, the Animal and Plant Health Agency, Food Standards Scotland and the Food Standards Agency. (Recommendation, Paragraph 75)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 17 April 2026. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document.
Source
Inquiry
Biosecurity and animal welfare
Report
5th Report - UK-EU agritrade: making an SPS agreement work
05 Feb 2026
HC 1661
Addressee Bodies
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Timeline
Recommendation age
0.6 yr
Report published
05 Feb 2026