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Food: Prices

Commons · Question 900134 · Tabled 21 May 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 4 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Katie Lam

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, hat assessment she has made of the potential impact of Government intervention on food prices on farmers.

Answer

Answered by Lucy Rigby, 4 Jun 2026

The government has announced that we are suspending tariffs on food to bring down prices for consumers. The list of products for which tariff suspensions are proposed takes account of domestic production and food security and does not include any signific...