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Food: Import Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial steps she is taking to help protect British farmers from cheaper imported products in the context of the suspension of tariffs on certain supermarket foods.

answeredHelen MorganTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
21 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
2 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial steps she is taking to help protect British farmers from cheaper imported products in the context of the suspension of tariffs on certain supermarket foods.

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The list of products for which tariff suspensions are proposed takes account of domestic production and food security and does not include any significant UK primary agriculture production. To support farmers, who currently face substantially increased co...

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