Trade Agreements: Australia
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee's decisions on food and drink exporters from Buckinghamshire.
Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander
The Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee which met on 03/06/2025, did not include decisions specific to food and drinks exports; no assessment has therefore been made of its impact on food and drink exporters from Buckinghamshire.
The Joint Statement (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/australia-uk-free-trade-agreement-joint-committee-statement) issued following the committee provides an overview of the discussion undertaken as part of the Joint Committee.
The total value of UK exports of food and drink products to Australia was £429.5m in 2024, up 8.9% on 2023.
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