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<p>Further to the <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-09-23/hcws465"
target="_blank">statement by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 23 September</a>,
the Government is committed to helping business prepare for the end of the transition
period. The Government has launched an information campaign to communicate the actions
that all businesses need to take before 31 December 2020, and detailed guidance is
available on gov.uk/transition.</p><p>The Government is negotiating with the EU and
has been clear that we want a free trade deal, based on friendly cooperation. The
Political Declaration sets as an aim a zero tariff and zero quota FTA. We would like
to achieve that. Reducing the costs and processes associated with trade is in the
interests of people and businesses across the UK and the EU.</p><p>As previously set
out through the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group (UKAMMG), Defra and the Devolved
Administrations can monitor the market situation across various agricultural commodities.</p><p>
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