Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Bridgend)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on livestock exports of the UK leaving the EU.
Answered by George Eustice
The Government continues to undertake a range of analyses to inform the UK’s position for the upcoming EU exit negotiations. We are determined to get the best possible deal for the UK in our negotiations to leave the EU, which allows frictionless trade in goods and services and the opportunity to reach new agreements with countries around the world.
Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Bridgend)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the potential effect of climate change on the future contribution of the agriculture industry to the UK economy.
Answered by George Eustice
Defra publishes a Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) every 5 years which assesses the risks and opportunities for the UK arising from climate change (including agriculture). The first CCRA report was published in 2012. The next CCRA Government Report will be laid before Parliament no later than January 2017. The underpinning evidence report for the second CCRA was published by the Adaptation Sub-Committee of the Committee on Climate Change in July.
Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Bridgend)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to support agriculture in South Wales since May 2015.
Answered by George Eustice
Agricultural policy is devolved. Support for agriculture in South Wales is the responsibility of the Welsh Government.