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date	10/06/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade and Agriculture Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when the Trade and Agriculture Commission will be constituted and will able to scrutinise forthcoming trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	14082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>On 7 June, the Department launched a call for expressions of interest for expert advisors to join the new Trade and Agriculture Commission. The Commission will be established in time to scrutinise the planned Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Australia, to inform parliamentary scrutiny following signature. It will also scrutinise other planned FTAs.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 15/06/2021 10:01:45 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1331892

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Agricultural Products: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using tariff rate quotas in the Australia trade agreement in order to manage volumes of agricultural produce entering the UK market.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	14083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government has a range of tools at its disposal to protect UK farmers from unfair competition, including tariff rate quotas, and recognises the need to reassure farmers and rural stakeholders that the UK market access proposal will not threaten sensitive sectors.</p><p> </p><p>Tariff liberalisation for sensitive goods such as beef and lamb can be staged, providing UK farmers sufficient time to adapt. The deal will also include bilateral safeguards to defend the industry against import surges.</p><p> </p><p>The UK produces high quality, premium produce that is globally sought after – all the UK’s  new Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), including the UK-Australia FTA, will create new export opportunities for British farming.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/06/2021 13:39:33 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1331893

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Animal Products: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will take steps to ensure that produce from animals that have had (a) high use of antimicrobials or (b) use of growth promoters will not be permitted to enter the UK under trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	14084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2021 answer text <p>All agri-food products imported into the UK under existing or future free trade agreements will, as now, have to meet the UK’s food safety and other Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standard requirements for imports. These include clear controls on limits of veterinary medicine residues in meat and other animal products. That will not change under any trade deal.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a world leader in the battle against antimicrobial resistance – significantly cutting use of antibiotics in farming, with sales of antibiotics for livestock reduced by 40% over the five years to the end of 2018. The UK will ensure that Antimicrobial Resistance remains a global priority by continuing to lead international policy dialogue at the highest political levels through the G7, G20 and other international and regional fora, and as a major supporter of the United Nations and wider multilateral system.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/06/2021 13:43:12 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson