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UIN 216315

Agriculture: UK Trade with EU

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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4 February 2019

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11 February 2019 · Answer

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Answered

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Agriculture

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11 February 2019

Agriculture

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of WTO tariffs on farmers in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

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  1. 4 February 2019

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of WTO tariffs on farmers in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

    Source: Commons

  2. 11 February 2019

    Answer

    The UK is a net importer of many agricultural products including pigs, poultry and beef. The imposition of WTO tariffs in the event of leaving the EU without a deal will be lower on those sectors. The sheep sector exports 30% of production primarily to th...

    Source: Written answer

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