Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 195626
Public Health: Trade Agreements
Tabled: 1 September 2023
Answered: 7 September 2023
Question
John McDonnell
Labour — Hayes and Harlington
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of conducting health impact assessments of the public health impacts of new free trade agreements; and if he will make an impact assessment
Answer
The Department of Health and Social Care does not carry out specific health impact assessments for Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). Section 42 of the Agriculture Act 2020 commits the Government to produce a report which examines new FTAs in the context of th...
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