United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 51525
Beet Sugar: Trade Barriers
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12 May 2025
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21 May 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect the domestic beet sugar industry from (a) tariff and (b) non-tariff barriers.
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12 May 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect the domestic beet sugar industry from (a) tariff and (b) non-tariff barriers.
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21 May 2025
Answer
The Government has made clear commitments to uphold our standards in trade deals and protect our sensitive sectors. The recently agreed trade agreement with India will fully exclude sugar from the UK's tariff reductions. We will continue to do what is rig...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-12/51525
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1801973
- uk · wq-1801973 · source updated 21 May 2025