Extracts from Report
stage (Lords)(day 1) of the Trade Bill
(Con): My noble friend will be aware that the Secretary
of State for Agriculture promised, at the NFU Conference more
than two weeks ago, that the tariffs would be published. It would
be immensely helpful for the House to have that information
before us for the purposes of the Bill today. I wonder if there
is a reason why the tariffs have not been published now...
...As I said at the opening of Report stage, I regret that
the House is not yet in possession of the tariffs. I understand
that we have some figures from the Secretary of State for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, given at
the NFU conference last month, and that
in the event of no deal we are looking at potential tariffs on
imports of 70% on beef and 45% on lamb. It is important to grasp
those figures, and what the impact on our home producers will
be....
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Extract from Lords
consideration of the General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU
Exit) Regulations 2019
(LD):...The
food hygiene SI allows a 21-month implementation period for food
labelling changes from EU to GB or UK, but even here, the
industry has concerns that some small businesses may struggle to
comply. Other respondents to the consultation raised concerns
that a common framework across the whole of the UK has not been
properly addressed. The NFU pointed out that some farm holdings
cross borders and animal feed moves across the Welsh and Scottish
borders frequently. Is the Minister satisfied that devolution
issues have been settled to the satisfaction of the Welsh and
Scottish Governments?
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