Business in Essex Exports 2023-11-30
2023-11-30
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Essex-based businesses face challenges and opportunities in international trade, with specific companies like Icon LifeSaver and Kestrel Liner Agencies experiencing success.
What steps she is taking to help support businesses in Essex to export. Businesses such as Wilkin & Sons and Wicks Manor have potential for domestic and international sales this Christmas season. How is the government working across departments to reduce barriers related to produce, manufacturing costs, energy costs, and animal processing?
Removing barriers to trade is a top priority. Businesses can access support through great.gov.uk and UK Export Finance. We have resolved 178 trade barriers worth over £6.5 billion, including one for cooked poultry exports to Japan worth an estimated £10 million in festive sales.
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Specific steps being taken across government departments with other Departments were not detailed
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Essex-based businesses face challenges and opportunities in international trade, with specific companies like Icon LifeSaver and Kestrel Liner Agencies experiencing success.
The Secretary of State will know inside out what the wonderful county of Essex has to offer when it comes to business exports. We have companies such as Wilkin & Sons and Wicks Manor, and many other producers who will sell the produce that households across the country will enjoy this Christmas, at home and abroad. Will the Secretary of State highlight how she is working across Government with other Departments to reduce the barriers to export that cover, for example, produce, manufacturing costs, energy costs, and even the processing of animals?
Removing barriers to trade is one of this Government's top priorities. We have resolved 178 trade barriers worth more than £6.5 billion, including a recent resolution that will provide an estimated festive boost of £10 million for UK exporters.
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Specific steps being taken across government departments with other Departments were not detailed
Response accuracy