Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 95819
Sugar Beet: Import Duties
Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Samantha Niblett
Labour — South Derbyshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact on sugar beet producers in England due to the decision to extend tariff-free access for raw cane sugar.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe UK relies on some imported refined sugar to meet demand, and the Government’s assessment concluded that any additional volume of raw cane imports would largely displace that imported refined sugar rather than impacting domestic production. The increas...
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