United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 904834
Agriculture: UK Membership of EU
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28 April 2016
Last action
5 May 2016 · Answer
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Agriculture
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5 May 2016
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on farmers of the UK leaving the EU.
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28 April 2016
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on farmers of the UK leaving the EU.
Source: Commons
5 May 2016
Answer
60% of our food and drink exports go to the EU; this is worth £11 billion to our economy. This is a vital income for UK farmers and fishermen. If we were to leave the EU, exporters would face crippling tariffs when selling their goods to Europe, such as u...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2016-04-28/904834
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/517163
- uk · wq-517163 · source updated 5 May 2016