2nd Report - Brexit: priorities for Welsh agriculture
- HC No.
- HC 402
- Published
- 9 Jul 2018
- Items
- 0
- Government response
- Government response published 18 October 2018. Read the government's response ↗
Select committee: Welsh Affairs Committee
Brexit: Agriculture, Trade and the repatriation of powers inquiry
Closed
Opened 18 Sep 2017
Closed 18 Oct 2018
Welsh Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The terms of reference of the inquiry seek to address the following points: The implications for the Welsh devolution settlement of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill as drafted. UK-wide policy making: which EU competencies should be transferred to the National Assembly for Wales after Brexit? How should UK-wide common policy frameworks be structured, and what inter-parliamentary mechanisms would be needed to scrutinise such frameworks? How should agricultural funding be allocated in Wales post-Brexit? Should Wales develop its own policy or be part of a wider UK policy? What are the current mechanisms for engagement between the devolved administrations and the UK Government on trading matters? What are the challenges facing agricultural trade in Wales when the UK leaves the EU? How should the level of trade and export of Welsh food and drink be protected and maintained?
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 18 September 2017.
The committee has published 1 report, most recently 2nd Report - Brexit: priorities for Welsh agriculture on 9 July 2018.
The government's response
Published 18 October 2018.
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The government responds to the Committee's recommendations on Welsh agriculture after Brexit by setting out current work with the devolved administrations, and says agriculture, food and drink are devolved matters for which the Welsh Government determines strategy.
- On funding, it has committed that the amount allocated to farming support, "in cash terms", will be "protected until the end of this Parliament", and says it will work closely with HMT and the devolved administrations on longer-term arrangements.
- On common frameworks, it says Defra officials are in weekly discussions with devolved counterparts, and that frameworks "will only be established where they are needed".
- On trade standards, it says it "will not water down our standards on food safety, animal welfare standards and environmental protection as part of any future trade deals".
- On the red meat levy, it "acknowledges the issue" and "is committed to finding a permanent solution", noting that some past options "may merit re-examination". It reports ongoing discussions with the Welsh and Scottish Governments on levy funds and legislative options.
Reports
All reportsEvidence
- 10 oral evidence sessionsLatest 7 June 2018
Recent activity
- Correspondence from George Eustice to Chair regarding red meat levy funds, 12 November 201823 November 2018, Correspondence
- Letter from the Chair to George Eustice MP about the reform of the red meat levy, 24 October 201831 October 2018, Correspondence
- 2nd Special Report - Brexit: priorities for Welsh agriculture: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report18 October 2018, Report published
Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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| 7 Jun 2018 |
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| 8 May 2018 |
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| 1 May 2018 |
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| 13 Mar 2018 |
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| 20 Feb 2018 |
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| 30 Jan 2018 |
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| 9 Jan 2018 |
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| 12 Dec 2017 |
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| 24 Oct 2017 |
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| 17 Oct 2017 |
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Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
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| 23 Nov 2018 | Not recorded | Correspondence from George Eustice to Chair regarding red meat levy funds, 12 November 2018 |
| 31 Oct 2018 | To committee | Letter from the Chair to George Eustice MP about the reform of the red meat levy, 24 October 2018 |
| 22 Nov 2017 | From committee | Letter to Chair from First Secretary of State Damian Green on Brexit, 20 November 2017 |
| 7 Nov 2017 | From committee | Letter to Damian Green from the Chair regarding Brexit, 6 November 2017 |