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Beef: USA

Commons · Question 117645 · Tabled 3 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 9 Mar 2026

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Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK beef hits US shelves tariff-free for the first time - cutting costs for UK businesses, published on 2 March 2026, what steps he is taking to

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 9 Mar 2026

The Department is supporting UK meat producers to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal. This week, the first agri food trade mission visited the United States, accompanied by the Secretary of State for Environm...