Correspondence Apr. 16 2024
Committee: Business and Trade Committee (Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)Found: Letter from the Minister for Trade Policy relating to Rules of Origin for UK-Canada FTA, 3 April 2024
Mentions:
1: Lord Thomas of Gresford (LD - Life peer) take steps to index United Kingdom state pensions to inflation for those entitled to them living in Canada - Speech Link
2: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) My Lords, state pensions are not in the scope of the negotiations on a free trade agreement with Canada - Speech Link
3: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) The UK’s current social security arrangements with Canada provide for individuals coming to the UK to - Speech Link
4: Lord Vaux of Harrowden (XB - Excepted Hereditary) My Lords, this goes way beyond Canada. - Speech Link
5: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) the current agreement between the UK and Canada. - Speech Link
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the expansion of AUKUS to include Canada.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Our ambition to deliver nuclear-powered submarines for Australia will remain trilateral, however, as our work progresses on AUKUS Pillar Two and other critical defence and security capabilities, we and our Australian and American partners will seek opportunities to engage key partners and allies when and where relevant, potentially including Canada, with whom we already enjoy a close defence relationship.
Asked by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many companies exported cheese to Canada in 2023; and what estimate she has made of how many will be able to export to Canada without being subject to full tariffs in 2024.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
In the 12 months leading to and including October 2023, the UK exported 1.9 kilotonnes worth of cheese to Canada. This represented 1.1% of the UK’s global exports of cheese in this period.
The UK remains eligible for the tariff-free ‘non-EU Reserve’ of Canada’s WTO Cheese Tariff Rate Quota of 6.1 kilotonnes.
As of 1 January 2024, UK exporters need to ensure the Canadian importer they are partnering with has the correct import licence. Upon entry into force, UK exporters will also be able to access CPTPP quotas providing for 16.5 KT of cheese exports to Canada a year.
Correspondence Apr. 17 2024
Committee: International Agreements CommitteeFound: Letter to the Chair from Lord Johnson, on Rules of Origin arrangements in the UK-Canada Trade Continuity
Asked by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an estimate of how many UK cheese exporters will have to pay full tariffs on exports to Canada as a result of changes to the trading agreement.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
In the 12 months leading to and including October 2023, the UK exported 1.9 kilotonnes worth of cheese to Canada. This represented 1.1% of the UK’s global exports of cheese in this period.
The UK remains eligible for the tariff-free ‘non-EU Reserve’ of Canada’s WTO Cheese Tariff Rate Quota of 6.1 kilotonnes.
As of 1 January 2024, UK exporters need to ensure the Canadian importer they are partnering with has the correct import licence. Upon entry into force, UK exporters will also be able to access CPTPP quotas providing for 16.5 KT of cheese exports to Canada a year.
Mentions:
1: Nigel Huddleston (Con - Mid Worcestershire) mutually beneficial commercially meaningful opportunities for our world-class producers and exporters.UK-Canada - Speech Link
Oral Evidence Nov. 28 2023
Inquiry: UK accession to Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)Found: High Commission of Canada, and Australian High Commission Oral Evidence
Correspondence Jan. 10 2024
Committee: International Agreements CommitteeFound: Letter to the Chair from Lord Johnson, Canada-Switzerland Joint Round Update Correspondence
Asked by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to help British cheese producers maintain levels of exports to Canada.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
As of 1 January 2024, U.K. exporters can export cheese to Canada tariff free if they do so through a Canadian importer with a licence for Canada’s “non-EU” World Trade Organisation quota. We continue to work closely with U.K. cheese exporters to monitor the impact of these changes.
We will also work closely with the sector to ensure that U.K. exporters are in a strong position to take advantage of the Canadian dairy quotas that the U.K. will be able to access through CPTPP.