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UIN 904834

Agriculture: UK Membership of EU

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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28 April 2016

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5 May 2016 · Answer

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Agriculture

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5 May 2016

Agriculture

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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  1. 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

  2. 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...

    Source: Written answer

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