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Agriculture inquiry

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry

Opened: 27 Mar 2018 Closed: 16 Oct 2018 Parliament page

The Committee will consider the opportunities and challenges for Northern Ireland’s agricultural sector in the light of the UK’s decision to leave the EU. The inquiry focused on livestock and arable farming. Terms of Reference Are potential challenges and opportunities for Northern Ireland’s agricultural sector post-Brexit properly reflected in DEFRA's … Read more The Committee will consider the opportunities and challenges for Northern Ireland’s agricultural sector in the light of the UK’s decision to leave the EU. The inquiry focused on livestock and arable farming. Terms of Reference Are potential challenges and opportunities for Northern Ireland’s agricultural sector post-Brexit properly reflected in DEFRA's consultation on The future for food, farming and the environment? For those working in the sector; what have been your main concerns about the current system (e.g. on funding, regulations, policies etc.) and how could post-Brexit policy make improvements? Do smaller farms in Northern Ireland have different requirements post-Brexit to large farms? How important is the EU as an export market for Northern Ireland agricultural produce? How can future UK trade policy best support Northern Ireland’s agricultural sector? What funding will Northern Ireland’s agricultural sector require post-Brexit? What should future agricultural support in Northern Ireland look like, and what goals should it seek to achieve? What particular challenges does the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland create in terms of future agricultural policy, regulation and trade? How can these challenges best be resolved? What future cooperation with Ireland will be necessary in relation to agricultural regulation and management of the environment across the island of Ireland? How important are non-UK workers to Northern Ireland’s agricultural sector? How can the labour needs of Northern Ireland’s agricultural sector best be met in post-Brexit immigration policy? In the absence of an Executive how can the UK Government best engage with local communities and farmers to develop a post-Brexit agricultural policy? To what extent does current intergovernmental machinery provide for engagement which might be necessary between the UK Government and Northern Ireland Executive regarding post-Brexit agricultural policy, and how might this machinery need to be improved? Show less

1 Report

4 Letters

5 Events

Activity timeline 11 events

16 Jan
2019

Correspondence

Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary to the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, regarding the Committee’s Bre…

16 Jan
2019

Correspondence

Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regarding the Committee’s Brexit and Agriculture Report, 10 January 2019

20 Dec
2018

Report published

7th Special Report - Brexit and Agriculture in Northern Ireland: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report

22 Oct
2018

Report published

5th Report - Brexit and Agriculture in Northern Ireland

18 Jul
2018

Correspondence

Correspondence from DAERA relating to the Committee's inquiry into Brexit and Northern Ireland: Agriculture

18 Jul
2018

Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Committee event

16 Jul
2018

Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Other

Committee event

25 Jun
2018

Correspondence

Correspondence from George Eustice MP, Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, relating to Brexit and Northern Ireland's fis…

20 Jun
2018

Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Committee event

13 Jun
2018

Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Committee event

6 Jun
2018

Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Committee event

Reports 1 report · click to expand

Title	HC No.	Published	Items	Response
5th Report - Brexit and Agriculture in Northern Ireland	HC 939	22 Oct 2018	0	Responded

Correspondence 4 letters

16 Jan 2019 Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary to the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, regarding the Committee’s Brexit and Agriculture Report, 7 January 2019

Parliament page

16 Jan 2019 Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regarding the Committee’s Brexit and Agriculture Report, 10 January 2019

Parliament page

18 Jul 2018 Correspondence from DAERA relating to the Committee's inquiry into Brexit and Northern Ireland: Agriculture

Parliament page

25 Jun 2018 Correspondence from George Eustice MP, Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, relating to Brexit and Northern Ireland's fishing industry, 9 June 2018

Parliament page