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Written question asked by Tom Hunt (Conservative) on Monday, 19 February 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 February 2024. It was answered by Mark Spencer (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 February 2024 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Food: UK Trade with EU

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of reclassifying fresh (a) fruit and (b) root vegetables from the EU as medium risk on retailers.

Answer

No assessment on impacts will be made as there has been no change to the risk category of fruit and vegetables. A temporary easement has been put in place for fruit and vegetables imported to GB.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14730
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Import controls Fruit Retail trade Vegetables UK trade with EU
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk