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date	09/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Eggs: Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department plans to reduce or remove any tariffs in the egg industry for non-EU countries in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	127566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>The agricultural products that are protected by tariffs have been selected according to the principles set out in the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018. Where tariff lines have been retained in sectors such as agriculture, this has been done to tailor the policy to the needs of the UK economy and to balance the interest of both producers and consumers.</p><p> </p><p>Analysis showed that some production would be significantly impacted in an adverse manner by liberalisation. Therefore, tariffs on certain products, such as eggs, are being retained but simplified.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/12/2020 13:38:15 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1259872

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Eggs: Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to research published by Wageningen University in its report The Competitiveness of the UK Egg Sector, an international comparison of production costs, base year 2018, published in 2019, whether her Department has carried out an assessment of the effect on the British egg industry in the event that tariffs are reduced or removed across different tariff lines.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	127567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government has followed an evidence -based approach throughout the development of the UK Global Tariff (UKGT).</p><p> </p><p>The Government used a range of analytical tools and evidence to develop the UKGT, including responses to the public consultation and analysis of international trade flows. This evidence was carefully considered along with a range of factors, such as the five principles set out in the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/12/2020 13:42:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1147650

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
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	Eggs: Import Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to revise their proposed no-deal tariff schedule to include eggs and egg products.
tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
uin	HL17976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p><em>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</em></p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/10/2019 16:29:20 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

1142415

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
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	Eggs: Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review the Government's decision not to include eggs and egg products on the proposed tariff list.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	282335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government will continue to listen to stakeholder views on the temporary tariff policy announced on 13 March. The Government does this through a variety of channels including direct correspondence and meetings with consumer organisations, business and business representative organisations, and other interest groups.</p><p> </p><p>In the short-term, the Government would remain responsive to the needs of UK businesses and consumers as the UK leaves the EU. The temporary tariff will apply for up to 12 months. During this time, the Government would provide a mechanism to hear business and consumer feedback and would consider exceptional changes where clear evidence is provided by stakeholders against the criteria set out in the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act. We will provide further details on this mechanism in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also committed to conducting a public consultation to inform our permanent tariff policy, which will take effect after the temporary period. This will enable the views of a wide range of businesses to be heard. We will provide details of this public consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/09/2019 12:32:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish