41 Acknowledged

Publish detailed plans for parliamentary scrutiny of SPS agreement and assimilated EU law.

Recommendation
The Government should publish detailed plans for parliamentary scrutiny of the SPS agreement and any future EU legislation that would be assimilated into GB law once within a common SPS area. (Recommendation, Paragraph 102)
Government Response Summary
The Minister for the Cabinet Office intends to bring forward primary legislation which will allow Defra to implement the SPS Agreement, and that Parliament will rightly have a say in the process.
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government Acknowledged
The Minister for the Cabinet Office intends to bring forward primary legislation which will allow Defra to implement the SPS Agreement. The detail of this legislation, and its timing, is dependent on the progress of the underlying negotiations. The government will set out more specific details as they progress. A list of EU legislation we view will be in scope of the SPS Agreement was published on 9 March. For future legislation, we have been clear that the UK will have a role in shaping new rules and Parliament will rightly have a say in this process. Defra will continue to engage with parliamentarians with an interest in SPS matters and affected stakeholders, including the EFRA committee.
Timeline
Recommendation age 0.3 yrs
Report published 05 Feb 2026