Oral Answers to Questions

Lisa Cameron Excerpts

Thursday 21st April 2022 Commons Chamber

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade (Mike Freer)]

Locally based trade advisers, as well as support through the UK export academy, can help businesses such as Cornwall’s Ideal Foods take advantage of all free trade agreements. Cornwall’s very own tea grower and producer, Tregothnan, will benefit from tariffs being removed on all UK food and drink exports to Australia.

[Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) (SNP)]

T7. Figures indicate that Chile is the UK’s 60th largest export market. Will the Secretary of State update the House on the work being undertaken to create an updated and bespoke trade deal with Chile? As chair of the all-party parliamentary group for Chile, I hope that the group can meet the Department to support that work.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade (Mr Ranil Jayawardena)]

It is always a pleasure to meet the hon. Lady. I am happy to confirm that we are committed to bulldozing trade barriers. I am pleased that Chile has been able to approve British pork producers exporting into a market that is worth over £200 million as part of our total trade in goods and services of £26.5 billion. There is more to do; I am happy to meet her.