Trade Agreements: Australia

(asked on 15th July 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Trade:

What assessment she has made of the potential merits of the UK-Australia free trade deal for food producers.


Answered by
Greg Hands Portrait
Greg Hands
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
This question was answered on 15th July 2021

This deal will support jobs and drive growth by cutting tariffs on key UK exports like food (up to around 20% on cheese) bringing huge benefits to the UK’s agri-food sector.

Wales’ food and drink sector exported £10m to Australia last year in goods and could benefit from the removal of tariffs and non-tariff barriers.

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