Question follow-through · 47036
Import Duties: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) the Food Standards Agency and (c) other stakeholders on the potential impact of reducing UK tariffs on US meat and seafood
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 22 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 12 May 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) the Food Standards Agency and (c) other stakeholders on the potential impact of reducing UK tariffs on US meat and seafood
24 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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12 May 2025
Answer published
The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues. The department engages regularly with the Food Standards Agency and other stakeholders on a range of topics, including trade. Nobody wants a trade war, and our fo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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