PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Trade Agreements: Australia (22 February 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that UK farmers are not disadvantaged as a result of the UK-Australia trade deal.
Asked by:
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Asked by:
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Answer
Farmers are protected from the tariff elimination in the deal through staged liberalisation, tariff quotas and product specific safeguards for beef and sheep. A general bilateral safeguard mechanism, which applies to all products, will also provide a temporary safety net for industry if they face serious injury, or threat thereof, from increased imports as a result of tariff elimination under the free trade agreement.
Answered by:
Penny Mordaunt (Conservative)
8 March 2022
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