Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria her Department used when deciding which products to include on the list of everyday essentials as part of the proposed tariff reduction for everyday essentials.

The Chancellor has asked officials to look at where targeted reductions to agri-food tariffs can help bring down food prices, balancing this against the implications for domestic producers and food security.

This targeted set of products have been selected with consideration given to what households may purchase with their weekly shop, balanced with other factors such as how tariff suspensions on these products may affect domestic producers, food security, international commitments, and other relevant considerations. The government welcomes views from interested parties through the online consultation available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/call-for-input-on-goods-for-cost-of-living-tariff-suspensions/call-for-input-on-goods-for-cost-of-living-tariff-suspensions