Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason the following protected UK geographical food and drink names were not included in Annex A of the side letter on geographical indications agreed with Australia on 16 December 2021 (a) Cambrian Mountains Lamb, (b) Darnibole, (c) Gloucestershire Perry, (d) Traditional Bramley Apple Pie Filling, (e) Traditional Farmfresh Turkey, (f) Traditionally Farmed Gloucestershire Old Spots Pork, (g) Traditionally Reared Pedigree Welsh Pork, (h) Watercress, (i) English Wine and English Regional Wine, (j) Welsh Wine and Welsh Regional Wine and (k) Quality Sparkling Wine and Regional Sparkling Wine.
The UK’s intention, as set out in the side letter on geographical indications (GIs) agreed with Australia, is to submit all eligible UK GIs for protection in Australia if a system for the protection of GIs is established there.
Traditional Specialities Guaranteed (such as Traditional Bramley Apple Pie Filling, Traditional Farmfresh Turkey, Traditionally Farmed Gloucestershire Old Spots Pork and Traditionally Reared Pedigree Welsh Pork) and Traditional Terms (Quality Sparkling Wine and Regional Sparkling Wine) are not eligible for protection in trade deals in the same way as geographical indications, and were therefore not listed in the letter.