Written question asked by Mike Wood (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Stephen Morgan (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: International Cooperation

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 23 July 2026, to Question 18831, on Rural Affairs: International Cooperation, if he will place in the Library a copy of the agreements of (a) environmental cooperation memoranda of understanding with China, (b) Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew memoranda with Chinese scientific and botanical institutions and a UK-China Food Safety, Animal and Plant Quarantine memorandum.

Answer: Defra does not intend to place copies of the memoranda of understanding referred to in the answer of 23 July 2026 to Question 18831 in the Libraries of the House. Defra does not normally publish the details of non-legally binding instruments with other countries, including memoranda of understanding.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 21080
Session: 2026-27
Related items: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: International Cooperation
Thursday, 23 July 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Animals Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs China Food International cooperation Plants Safety Quarantine
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