Extract from Business and Trade questions: Scottish Trade and Culture - Jun 29

Friday, 30 June 2023 08:39

Richard Thomson (Gordon) (SNP): The Scottish seafood industry has been hit with an estimated 50% increase in the cost of packaging owing to the requirement—thanks to the form of Brexit chosen by this Government—for export health certificates with every consignment. Does the Secretary of State accept that the form of Brexit that was chosen, and in particular the failure to align in respect of sanitary and phytosanitary matters, is adding costs to Scotland’s iconic seafood...Request free trial