Beef and Ethanol: USA
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to implement the (a) ethanol and (b) beef quotas agreed as part of the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal.
Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander
On 16 June, we announced concrete progress towards the implementation of the UK-US trade deal as agreed on 8 May.
The US Executive Order confirmed that the US will put in place the agreed quota for car exports to the US, reducing US tariffs from 27.5% to 10%. The UK will lay legislation to create our agreed beef and ethanol quotas in line with US implementation.
The government remains focused on making sure British businesses can secure the benefits of the deal as soon as possible.
The Economic Prosperity Deal and any implementing legislation will be presented to Parliament in due course.
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