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Written question asked by Lord Temple-Morris (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 March 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 March 2015. It was answered by Lord De Mauley (Conservative) on Monday, 23 March 2015 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Dairy Farming

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of sanctions on the United Kingdom dairy industry in terms of the loss of exports and their value to the United Kingdom industry.

Answer

Based on past export performance, the sanctions imposed by Russia on the United Kingdom affected an estimated 0.2 per cent of the UK’s total food, feed and drink exports which include £5.8 million worth of exports from our domestic cheese industry.

However, globally, our dairy exports are at record levels, topping £1.4 billion last year, a 51 per cent increase since 2009.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5641
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Dairy farming Dairy products Exports Sanctions
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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