Third Report - Implications of the UK-Australia FTA for Wales

Select Committee
Welsh Affairs Committee HC 481 4 August 2021
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 11 items (9 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 11 of 11 classified)
Accepted 2
Accepted in Part 1
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 7
Government response
Implications of the UK/ Australia FTA for Wales: Government response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2021–22 · published 25 Nov 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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3 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Para 28
We are alert to the concerns of Welsh farmers that the gradual removal of tariffs...
Recommendation
We are alert to the concerns of Welsh farmers that the gradual removal of tariffs on Australian beef and lamb potentially poses a competitive threat. However, this is unlikely to manifest in the short term, and it is far from … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government clarifies the specific volume thresholds and safeguard duties for beef and sheep meat that would trigger agricultural safeguards in years 11-15 after the agreement comes into force. However, it does not explain how it intends to work with the Welsh Government on a coherent trade strategy.
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