Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 49618
Food: Import Controls
Tabled: 30 April 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025
Question
Clive Jones
Liberal Democrat — Wokingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing UK tariffs on US meat and seafood products on (a) levels of meat imports and (b) food standards.
Answer
Mr Douglas AlexanderThe UK has a strong and balanced trading relationship with the US worth £315 billion. Investment supports around 2.5 million jobs across both countries. Trade is second only to the EU where our trading relationship is worth £813 billion.We will always act...
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