What progress her Department has made on tackling trade barriers for British food and farming businesses. Over the 2021-22 financial year, we have seen barriers removed in various countries including Japan for UK poultry meat and Mexico and Chile for UK pork. The first export of British lamb to the USA was sent last month, with an estimated market value of £37 million over five years.

I welcome the new team to the Front Bench. Earlier this year, the then exports Minister visited Billy Maughan and other farmers at Darlington Farmers Auction Mart in my constituency, seeing firsthand how local farmers produce food to some of the highest standards globally. There is real potential for expanding existing markets and developing new ones worldwide; a key ask from farmers is getting people on the ground in crucial markets like the Middle East and parts of Asia to promote our high-quality, sustainable products.