Written question asked by Theresa Villiers (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 September 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 23 September 2022 (named day). It was answered by Conor Burns (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 September 2022 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.
Trade Agreements: Australia and New Zealand
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential environmental impact of the trade agreements with (a) Australia and (b) New Zealand.
- Answer
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The Government recognises the importance of assessing the environmental impacts of new free trade agreements (FTAs) and published the full environmental impacts of the Australia and New Zealand FTAs at signature alongside the negotiated treaty text. Our assessment covers a range of environmental impacts such as emissions (both production and transport), carbon leakage, deforestation and biodiversity.
The published impact assessments can be accessed through the following links:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-australia-fta-impact-assessment
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-new-zealand-fta-impact-assessment
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 51470
- Session
- 2022-23
- Subjects
- Australia Environment protection New Zealand Trade agreements
- Link
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- 2022-09-27 17:14:39 +0100
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