Food: Import Controls
Commons · Question 49618 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 12 May 2025
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing UK tariffs on US meat and seafood products on (a) levels of meat imports and (b) food standards.
Answer
Answered by Douglas Alexander, 12 May 2025
The UK has a strong and balanced trading relationship with the US worth £315 billion. Investment supports around 2.5 million jobs across both countries. Trade is second only to the EU where our trading relationship is worth £813 billion.We will always act...