Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 51525
Beet Sugar: Trade Barriers
Tabled: 12 May 2025
Answered: 21 May 2025
Question
Nick Timothy
Conservative — West Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect the domestic beet sugar industry from (a) tariff and (b) non-tariff barriers.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe Government has made clear commitments to uphold our standards in trade deals and protect our sensitive sectors. The recently agreed trade agreement with India will fully exclude sugar from the UK's tariff reductions. We will continue to do what is rig...
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