Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reduced glass import tariffs on UK glass manufacturers.

The Department for Business and Trade recently conducted an assessment to determine whether the current tariff rate for various glass products was appropriate.

Having considered the predominance of imports from the EU or from countries with whom we have an FTA, and further analysis of specific imports from non-FTA partners, the
evidence does not suggest that tariff liberalisation is materially affecting the interests of the sector, or the competitiveness of businesses.