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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed suspension of tariffs on fresh bananas on the resilience and diversity of the UK's food supply chain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed suspension of tariffs on fresh bananas on the resilience and diversity of the UK's food supply chain.
A resilient and diverse food supply chain is important for British consumers. To assess the potential impact of the proposed tariff suspensions, announced on 21 May, we invited the public and industry to respond to a call for input. This call for input closed on 24 June and Defra is now working with other Government departments to consider the evidence provided.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with counterparts in Ghana, Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire on the proposed cost of living tariff suspensions on fresh bananas and their potential impact on those countries' exports to the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with counterparts in Ghana, Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire on the proposed cost of living tariff suspensions on fresh bananas and their potential impact on those countries' exports to the UK.
On 27th May, HM Treasury and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) launched a four-week stakeholder consultation on a proposal to suspend tariffs on a package of agri-food products, including bananas. As part of that Call for Input, officials from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) engaged with a range of overseas governments, local businesses and trade associations about the impact of the proposals on producers in developing countries. The FCDO will work with HM Treasury and DBT to ensure that the evidence provided by those stakeholders is carefully considered before any final decisions are taken.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on banana producers and rural livelihoods in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Cameroon of suspending the Most Favoured Nation tariff on fresh bananas, following their consultation on goods for potential tariff suspensions.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on banana producers and rural livelihoods in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Cameroon of suspending the Most Favoured Nation tariff on fresh bananas, following their consultation on goods for potential tariff suspensions.
We have received evidence on the impact of liberalising bananas on producers in developing countries as part of the Call for Input on Cost-of-Living Tariff Suspensions which closed on 24th June.
HM Treasury and the Department for Business and Trade, working with other relevant departments, are carefully considering that evidence ahead of making a final decision.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of including fresh bananas in the proposed list of everyday essential goods eligible for cost of living tariff suspensions on consumer costs.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of including fresh bananas in the proposed list of everyday essential goods eligible for cost of living tariff suspensions on consumer costs.
As the Chancellor set out in her statement to the House on 24 March, she has asked officials to look at where targeted reductions to agrifood tariffs can help bring down food prices for consumers, balancing this against the implications for domestic producers, food security and other Government objectives. To assess the potential impact of the proposed tariff suspensions, announced on 21 May, the government invited the public and industry to respond to a call for input. This call for input closed on 24 June, and HM Treasury is working with relevant departments to carefully consider the evidence provided.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that UK trade policy supports the sustainability of rural communities in West Africa that are reliant on the banana export trade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that UK trade policy supports the sustainability of rural communities in West Africa that are reliant on the banana export trade.
The UK's Economic Partnership Agreements and Developing Countries Trading Scheme provide West and Central African partners with preferential access to the UK market, supporting growth, employment, and development of resilient agricultural supply chains. This preferential access has enabled West African banana‑exporting countries, including Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, to strengthen their position in the UK market, underpinning rural livelihoods in sectors where women play a significant role.
We have also supported the African Continental Free Trade Agreement and worked with TradeMark Africa to strengthen trade corridors on the continent, including tackling the barriers that women face when engaging in cross‑border trade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what step she is taking with his African counterparts to help ensure that women in the West and Central African banana trade are supported and employed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what step she is taking with his African counterparts to help ensure that women in the West and Central African banana trade are supported and employed.
The UK's Economic Partnership Agreements and Developing Countries Trading Scheme provide West and Central African partners with preferential access to the UK market, supporting growth, employment, and development of resilient agricultural supply chains. This preferential access has enabled West African banana‑exporting countries, including Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, to strengthen their position in the UK market, underpinning rural livelihoods in sectors where women play a significant role.
We have also supported the African Continental Free Trade Agreement and worked with TradeMark Africa to strengthen trade corridors on the continent, including tackling the barriers that women face when engaging in cross‑border trade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support banana-producing countries affected by the UK’s pesticide regulations; and whether his Department will help such countries identify sustainable alternatives to Mancozeb.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support banana-producing countries affected by the UK’s pesticide regulations; and whether his Department will help such countries identify sustainable alternatives to Mancozeb.
The decision to withdraw the use of the fungicide mancozeb in Great Britain does not immediately affect banana-producing countries.
The UK Government recognises the importance that bilateral trade between the UK and banana-producing countries plays, in boosting growth and ensuring regional stability. The UK is open to discussing the concerns of our trade partners.
The UK also supports international efforts to reduce the use of the most hazardous pesticides and promote the use of sustainable alternatives, through mechanisms such as the Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC). The GFC is a multistakeholder framework which, amongst other things, encourages the transition to safer alternatives and sustainable approaches.
Letter dated 10/01/2024 from Lord Johnson of Lainston to Lord Purvis of Tweed regarding potential impacts on the trade of developing countries, particularly in West Africa, as discussed during the Committee stage (second day) of the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill. 2p.
Letter dated 10/01/2024 from Lord Johnson of Lainston to Lord Purvis of Tweed regarding potential impacts on the trade of developing countries, particularly in West Africa, as discussed during the Committee stage (second day) of the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill. 2p.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her Department's planned timescale is for the review of banana tariffs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her Department's planned timescale is for the review of banana tariffs.
The UK-Andean Countries Trade Agreement is due to commence in summer 2024. The agreement does not commit the UK to any further liberalisation of the market.
To ask His Majesty's Government what support, if any, they are providing to banana producing countries in the Caribbean against the TR4 strain of Fusarium.
To ask His Majesty's Government what support, if any, they are providing to banana producing countries in the Caribbean against the TR4 strain of Fusarium.
HM Government is supporting Overseas Territories in the Caribbean to identify the presence of the TR4 strain of Fusarium. Through services provided by the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA), four samples were received from the Cayman Islands in March 2021 which all tested negative for the invasive fungus Fusarium oxysporum. This is the only known instance of direct action on Fusarium. FERA is contracted by Defra to identify plant pathogens on endemic plant species in the British Overseas Territories and to provide advice regarding any findings of pathogens.
Through the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill we are supporting our world-leading scientists to use precision breeding technologies, such as gene editing, to develop plants that are more resistant to disease. There is work ongoing to develop banana varieties that are resistant to the TR4 strain of Fusarium.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how the Government will ensure the $500m finance for tackling deforestation, announced by the Government at COP26, reaches and benefits farming communities in cocoa and banana growing regions in West Africa, Latin America and beyond.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how the Government will ensure the $500m finance for tackling deforestation, announced by the Government at COP26, reaches and benefits farming communities in cocoa and banana growing regions in West Africa, Latin America and beyond.
The UK works with small farmers to improve livelihoods and prevent deforestation through Partnerships for Forests (P4F) (£120 million, 2015-23). The programme operates in Southeast Asia, East Africa, West Africa and Latin America. Across all of these regions, the programme supports partnerships between companies, farmers and communities, piloting new approaches to growing crops like palm oil, cocoa, coffee and soya, while improving livelihoods and protecting and restoring forests.
For example, in West Africa, UK funds support the implementation of agreements between the global cocoa industry and the Ghanaian and Ivoirian governments to eliminate deforestation and promote climate smart approaches to growing cocoa. Through this, farmers receive support to improve practices and eliminate deforestation from the cocoa supply chain. At COP26, the UK announced a £500 million, ten-year second phase of support to Partnerships for Forests, building on the experience of the first phase of the programme. Work is now underway to put this new funding commitment into place.
Letter dated 27/07/2021 from Lord Grimstone of Boscobel to Lord Goldsmith regarding the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Mexican States (“UK-Mexico Agreement” or “Agreement”): tariff rate quotas (TRQ). 2p.
Letter dated 27/07/2021 from Lord Grimstone of Boscobel to Lord Goldsmith regarding the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Mexican States (“UK-Mexico Agreement” or “Agreement”): tariff rate quotas (TRQ). 2p.
Letter dated 25/05/2021 from Lord Grimstone of Boscobel to Lord Goldsmith regarding the Trade Continuity Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Mexican States: devolved administrations, crown Dependencies and Gibraltar, scrutiny of Joint Council decisions, Entry Price System (EPS), Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ), rules of origin and cumulation, human rights and workers’ rights, ratification, review commitment. 5p.
Letter dated 25/05/2021 from Lord Grimstone of Boscobel to Lord Goldsmith regarding the Trade Continuity Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Mexican States: devolved administrations, crown Dependencies and Gibraltar, scrutiny of Joint Council decisions, Entry Price System (EPS), Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ),...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on consumer prices of fresh bananas imported from Ghana of that country's inclusion in the General Framework of the UK Generalised Scheme of Preferences; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on consumer prices of fresh bananas imported from Ghana of that country's inclusion in the General Framework of the UK Generalised Scheme of Preferences; and if she will make a statement.
My Lords, Amendment 14 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Oates and Lord Purvis, alongside the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, seeks to prevent the Government from signing international trade agreements or laying an international trade agreement under CRaG, unless they confirm to Parliament that the agreements are compliant...
My Lords, Amendment 14 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Oates and Lord Purvis, alongside the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, seeks to prevent the Government from signing international trade agreements or laying an international trade agreement under CRaG, unless they confirm to Parliament that the agreements are compliant...
Lords report stage second day. New clause, after clause 2, agreed to on division (274 votes to 209). New clause, after clause 2, debated and withdrawn. New clause, after clause 2, debated and withdrawn. New clause, after clause 2, debated and disagreed to on division (265 votes to 269). New clause, after clause 2, debated and withdrawn.
Lords report stage second day. New clause, after clause 2, agreed to on division (274 votes to 209). New clause, after clause 2, debated and withdrawn. New clause, after clause 2, debated and withdrawn. New clause, after clause 2, debated and disagreed to on division (265 votes to 269). New...
My Lords, Amendment 12, in my name and that of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Goldsmith, was debated along with Amendment 6 on day one. It relates to the parliamentary scrutiny process for international treaty agreements under CRaG. In view of the support it received in the course of...
My Lords, Amendment 12, in my name and that of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Goldsmith, was debated along with Amendment 6 on day one. It relates to the parliamentary scrutiny process for international treaty agreements under CRaG. In view of the support it received in the course of...
My Lords, the amendment is in my name and I thank other Peers who have put their names to it. It would insert a new clause that places an obligation on the Secretary of State
“to take all necessary steps to secure a mobility framework with the European Union”.
For some time,...
My Lords, the amendment is in my name and I thank other Peers who have put their names to it. It would insert a new clause that places an obligation on the Secretary of State
“to take all necessary steps to secure a mobility framework with the European Union”.
For some time,...
Moved by
Lord Lansley
12: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—
“Ratification of international trade agreements and treaties
(1) The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 20 (treaties to be laid before Parliament before ratification), after subsection (1)(b) insert—
“(ba) where the treaty is an international trade...
Moved by
Lord Lansley
12: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—
“Ratification of international trade agreements and treaties
(1) The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 20 (treaties to be laid before Parliament before ratification), after subsection (1)(b) insert—
“(ba) where the treaty is an international trade...
Moved by
Lord Fox
13: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—
“Mobility framework with the European Union
For the purposes of facilitating the continuation of trade with the European Union, the Secretary of State must take all necessary steps to secure a mobility framework with the European Union that enables all UK...
Moved by
Lord Fox
13: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—
“Mobility framework with the European Union
For the purposes of facilitating the continuation of trade with the European Union, the Secretary of State must take all necessary steps to secure a mobility framework with the European Union that enables all UK...