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.

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Food: UK Trade with EU

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of pausing proposals reclassifying (a) fruits and (b) root vegetables from the EU as medium risk on (i) retailers and (ii) consumers.

Answer

Defra is not reclassifying fruit and vegetables. A temporary easement has been put in place for fruit and vegetables imported to GB.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

14731

Session

2023-24

Subjects

Consumers Import controls Fruit Retail trade Vegetables UK trade with EU

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk