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date	03/06/2020
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
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answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Parliamentary Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	The Leader of the House, further to her Written Answer on 2 June (HL4609), when she last reminded Lord Bethell of his responsibility to adhere to paragraph 6.14 of the Companion to the Standing Orders and Guide to the Proceedings in the House of Lords; and what assessment she has made of whether the Written Answers by Lord Bethell on 14 May (HL3016) and on 28 May (HL4613) were consistent with that responsibility.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL5189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Since I gave my answer to HL4609 all Ministers have been reminded of their obligations to the House in respect of written questions. Individual Ministers are responsible to the House for the answers they provide.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 16/06/2020 11:14:37 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

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registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Labelling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether talks relating to future international trade agreements will include possible reductions of current requirements for clear labelling of food to support people in making healthy choices in respect of the sugar, salt and fat content of foods.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL4982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Whilst food labelling is a devolved matter, the same labelling rules currently apply across the UK. Under Article 30 of our Food Information to Consumers Regulations it is a requirement to provide a nutritional declaration on the label of pre-packed foods placed on the UK market. This declaration must include a range of information including details of sugar, fat and salt content. These regulations and requirements will continue to apply across the UK when the Transition Period ends on 31 December 2020. After the Transition Period we will work with the devolved administrations to ensure consumers remain well informed about their food.</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear that in all of our trade negotiations we will not compromise on our high environmental, animal welfare and food safety standards. In trade negotiations we will ensure our right to regulate in this area is preserved, including the ability to set our own mandatory labelling requirements to be met for both food produced domestically and food which is imported. Of course, our rules will also continue to be in line with our international obligations. The Government has committed to a rapid review and consultation on the role of labelling to promote high standards and animal welfare, and remains committed to delivering informative food and drink labelling and marketing standards to protect consumer interests, ensuring that consumers can have confidence in the food and drink they buy.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 16/06/2020 16:41:51 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

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registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Animal Welfare and Environment Protection: Trade Agreements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether talks relating to future international trade agreements will include possible reductions of current requirements for animal welfare and environmental standards.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL4984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to upholding our manifesto commitment that in all of our trade negotiations we will not compromise on our high environmental protection, animal welfare and food safety standards. We remain firmly committed to upholding our standards outside the EU, and at the end of the Transition Period the EU Withdrawal Act will transfer all existing EU provisions on environmental protection, animal welfare, and food safety, including existing import requirements, onto the UK statute book.</p><p>We have also been clear in our approach to negotiating new trade deals that the UK will decide how we set and maintain our own standards and regulations and operate our own autonomous sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) regime. Any future trade deal must work for consumers, farmers, and businesses in the UK, and as with all negotiations, we will be prepared to walk away if that is in the national interest.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 16/06/2020 15:49:25 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey