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Free Trade Deals

Tuesday 12 May 2020 · 1 question

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Key points

  • We are launching negotiations with Japan, Australia and New Zealand
  • We will not lower our food import standards as a result of the US deal
  • Norfolk companies stand to benefit by 345 million

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Questions & Answers

Q1 James Wild Con West Norfolk
Context

The Department of International Trade has announced the launch of negotiations with Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

Question

What recent progress her Department has made on negotiating free trade deals? Can she confirm that any trade deal with the United States will not lower our standards on imported food?

Answer from Elizabeth Truss (Secretary of State for International Trade)

We are launching negotiations with Japan, Australia and New Zealand. We will not lower our food import standards as a result of the US deal; maintaining those standards is crucial to quality assurance in the UK. Norfolk companies stand to benefit by £345 million.

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