Question follow-through · 17431
Food: Import Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of including fresh bananas in the proposed list of everyday essential goods eligible for cost of living tariff suspensions on consumer costs.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 9 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 14 Jul 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of including fresh bananas in the proposed list of everyday essential goods eligible for cost of living tariff suspensions on consumer costs.
14 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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14 Jul 2026
Answer published
As the Chancellor set out in her statement to the House on 24 March, she has asked officials to look at where targeted reductions to agrifood tariffs can help bring down food prices for consumers, balancing this against the implications for domestic produ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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