Written question asked by Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 May 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 May 2024. It was answered by Greg Hands (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 May 2024 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.

Food: Exports

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data her Department holds on trends in the volume of British food exports to Asia over the last five years; and what steps her Department is taking to help support growth in that sector.

Answer

The Department for Business and Trade offers Export Support Service, online guidance via the GREAT.gov.uk platform, the Export Academy programme, UK Export Finance and a network of trade advisers across England, the nations and overseas, to support businesses to maximise their exports.The department also provides a compelling programme of support for food exporters to connect with buyers through tradeshows and missions; for example, the upcoming UK Pavilion at Thaifex-Anuga, Bangkok (28 May - 1 June).

The department holds data provided by HMRC on food exports (see below).

HMRC: UK exports of Food, Feed & Drink (FFD)

VOLUME

Year	All UK exports	Exports to Asia (Million tonnes)	Proportion exported to Asia
2019	15.3	1.50	10%
2020	13.5	1.37	10%
2021	11.0	1.30	12%
2022	12.5	1.35	11%
2023	11.9	1.16	10%

VALUE

Year	All UK exports	Exports to Asia (£ billion)	Proportion exported to Asia
2019	23.7	3.9	16%
2020	21.7	3.4	16%
2021	20.3	3.7	18%
2022	24.9	4.7	19%
2023	24.4	4.6	19%

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 26206
Session: 2023-24
Subjects: Exports Food Asia
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Food: Exports

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