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1054349

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date	04/02/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of Falkland Islands (1) agricultural, (2) fishery, and (3) meat products that are exported to EU27 markets.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL13402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The EU is the destination for 94 per cent of the Falkland Islands’ exports of fisheries products, all of which land in Spain. In 2017, 288,373 tonnes of fish (with a customs value of €139 million) were imported into Spain from the Falkland Islands. Two thirds of the Falklands’ meat exports go to the UK, and the rest to the EU27. In 2016, the EU27 also accounted for approximately 75 per cent of the Falkland Islands’ wool exports.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/02/2019 13:12:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1054350

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the Falkland Islands fishery exports to EU27 markets if World Trade Organisation tariffs were imposed; whether they estimate that there would be an annual loss to that industry; and if so, what they estimate such a loss would be.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL13403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>​The majority of the Falklands' fisheries exports consists of Loligo squid. The EU's non-preferential import duty on such squid stands at six per cent. A small proportion of the Falkland Islands' other fisheries exports may face duties of up to 18 per cent. Such tariffs could, according to the Falkland Islands' own calculations, result in reduced profits to the industry of between £6 million and £9 million, depending on whether or not the industry passed the cost of the tariff onto the consumer or absorbed the cost of the tariff.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/02/2019 13:31:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1054351

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on Falkland Islands (1) agriculture, and (2) meat product exports to EU27 markets if World Trade Organisation tariffs were imposed; whether they estimate that there would be an annual loss to that industry; and if so, what they estimate such a loss would be.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL13404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The EU's non-preferential import duty on sheep meat is 12.8 per cent, plus a fixed amount, on average, of €155.68 per 100kg, depending on the cut. Implementation of such terms may render this trade no longer profitable. However, the majority of Falkland meat exports go to the UK and the Government will maintain duty-free access to the UK market post-EU Exit for all goods originating in British Overseas Territories, which will ensure the Falkland Islands' meat industry remains viable. The EU does not levy tariffs on raw wool imports.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL13405 question first answered 14/02/2019 17:23:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1054353

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the profitability of Falkland Islands meat exports to the EU27 if World Trade Organisation tariffs were imposed; and whether they estimate that industry would remain viable.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL13405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The EU's non-preferential import duty on sheep meat is 12.8 per cent, plus a fixed amount, on average, of €155.68 per 100kg, depending on the cut. Implementation of such terms may render this trade no longer profitable. However, the majority of Falkland meat exports go to the UK and the Government will maintain duty-free access to the UK market post-EU Exit for all goods originating in British Overseas Territories, which will ensure the Falkland Islands' meat industry remains viable. The EU does not levy tariffs on raw wool imports.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL13404 question first answered 14/02/2019 17:23:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1054354

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Falkland Islands retains tariff and quota free access to EU27 markets.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL13406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>​The British Government is working very closely with the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) to surface their concerns and interests in relation to EU Exit. We are committed to negotiating a good deal for the Overseas Territories as part of our negotiations with the EU on the Future Economic Partnership.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/02/2019 13:41:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1054355

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they will provide to the Falkland Islands in the event that World Trade Organisation tariffs are imposed on fishery, agriculture and meat product exports to EU27 markets.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL13407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>​Officials from Government departments are working closely with Falkland Island officials and industry so that businesses which export goods are prepared to trade with the EU, if necessary, as a non-EU associated territory. We will continue to engage with relevant stakeholders and provide support throughout the process.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/02/2019 13:41:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham