Ms Sinéad McPhillips:

The trade element of this deal was agreed in 2019. There were significant concerns voiced then by many EU member states about the sustainability impacts of the agreement. That is why the Commission has gone back and added additional safeguards, as it would call them. We need to test those. It is clear from the Government position that intensive engagement is needed by the Commission to explain and justify the details of the final package to member states.