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Beet Sugar: Trade Barriers

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 21 May 2025UIN 51525

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect the domestic beet sugar industry from (a) tariff and (b) non-tariff barriers.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

The Government has made clear commitments to uphold our standards in trade deals and protect our sensitive sectors. The recently agreed trade agreement with India will fully exclude sugar from the UK's tariff reductions. We will continue to do what is right for the UK sugar sector in our trade policy.

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