Written questions

Food: Brexit

Commons · Question 12537 · Tabled 4 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 15 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of leaving the European (a) Union, (b) Customs Union and (c) Single Market on food prices.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 15 Nov 2024

This Government cares deeply about the cost of living and food security; therefore, it closely monitors factors impacting food prices. Defra modelling shows that consumer food prices are driven by farmgate prices, import prices, exchange rates, labour cos...