Food: Import Duties
Commons · Question 3924 · Tabled 21 May 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial steps she is taking to help protect British farmers from cheaper imported products in the context of the suspension of tariffs on certain supermarket foods.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 2 Jun 2026
The list of products for which tariff suspensions are proposed takes account of domestic production and food security and does not include any significant UK primary agriculture production. To support farmers, who currently face substantially increased co...