Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider the potential merits of publishing an annual assessment of the potential impact of free trade agreements on domestic food production and consumption.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) publishes Impact Assessments of the UK's Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and these contain the official assessment of the potential impacts on the agri-food sector. DBT has also committed to monitor the implementation and conduct a comprehensive evaluation for the agreements as set out in the FTA impact assessments. Defra will also be supporting DBT in monitoring the impacts of new FTAs as these come into force over time.