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We welcome the UK Government’s commitment to including the impact on Wales in the impact...

Recommendation
We welcome the UK Government’s commitment to including the impact on Wales in the impact assessment for the UK-Australia FTA. However, we reiterate our previous recommendation that the UK Government should publish a Wales-specific impact assessment for free trade agreements (FTAs), including the UK-Australia FTA. This should provide more detail than the impact assessment for the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) did, and include short- term impacts and impacts by sector in Wales. (Paragraph 12) The agri-food sector
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government Acknowledged
DIT publish scoping and impact assessments at the launch and conclusion of FTA negotiations, respectively. These provides analysis of the potential impacts on the nations and regions of the UK.
Source
Committee Welsh Affairs Committee
Inquiry One-off session on the implications for Wales of the UK/AUS FTA
Report Third Report - Implications of the UK-Australia FTA for Wales 04 Aug 2021 HC 481
View on Parliament website
Addressee Bodies
Wales Office
Timeline
Recommendation age 4.8 yrs
Report published 04 Aug 2021