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Select committee: Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

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

Published 20 December 2018

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Agriculture inquiry Report on parliament.uk ↗

At a glance

The government's response

This document responds to 5th Report - Brexit and Agriculture in Northern Ireland.

This is the government's response, published 20 December 2018.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government says agricultural policy for Northern Ireland is devolved and a matter for a future DAERA Minister, while describing joint working with DAERA and other commitments on funding, standards and trade.

  • On funding, it announced an independent review, chaired by Lord Bew, of the intra-UK allocation of domestic farm support funding to the end of this Parliament, whose findings "can be considered" at the 2019 Spending Review.
  • On common frameworks, it says UK frameworks in devolved policy areas "will indeed be reached by agreement with the devolved administrations" and it expects collaboration to continue over the next 18 months.
  • On live animal exports, it will consult on "any future policy reforms including a possible export ban" once it has received and considered advice from the Farm Animal Welfare Committee.
  • On trade standards, it states it has "no intention of undercutting our own reputation for quality by lowering our food and animal welfare standards in pursuit of a trade deal".

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