Written Question·Treasury·UIN 17431

Food: Import Duties

Tabled: 9 July 2026

Answered: 14 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of including fresh bananas in the proposed list of everyday essential goods eligible for cost of living tariff suspensions on consumer costs.

Answer

Lucy Rigby

As the Chancellor set out in her statement to the House on 24 March, she has asked officials to look at where targeted reductions to agrifood tariffs can help bring down food prices for consumers, balancing this against the implications for domestic produ...

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