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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Global Free Trade

Thursday 23 January 2020 · 1 question

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Key points

  • Ministerial Department is working to promote global free trade.
  • Department is committed to maintaining high environmental standards.
  • Efforts include opening new markets such as the US for UK lamb.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Anthony Browne Con South Cambridgeshire
Brexit Business & Trade Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Context

UK is leaving the EU and seeking new trading opportunities. Farmers in South Cambridgeshire are keen on increasing exports.

Question

What steps her Department is taking to promote global free trade; specifically, what is she doing to ensure that British farmers can compete on a level playing field with countries having lower environmental or animal welfare standards?

Answer from The Secretary of State Elizabeth Truss

We remain absolutely committed to upholding our high environmental, food safety and animal welfare standards post Brexit. There are huge opportunities for farmers to trade, for example getting lamb into the US market, which currently UK lamb cannot access.

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