Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession) Debate
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Steve McCabe
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Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)
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Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)
Given the Secretary of State’s ambition to have tariffs removed, will she tell us why nine of 11 products—including cheese, honey and butter—that the EU can export tariff-free to South Korea are subject to tariffs for this country under the UK-South Korea continuity agreement, which the Government have negotiated?
Elizabeth Truss
It is my aim in all our agreements to secure the maximum tariff-free access for our products, but in any given agreement there are always trade-offs. My key priority is making sure that we do not cross any UK red lines.