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Recommendation 5
5
Deferred
We have previously recommended that the UK Government should publish a Wales- specific impact assessment...
Recommendation
We have previously recommended that the UK Government should publish a Wales- specific impact assessment for FTAs. While this recommendation was previously rejected by the UK Government, we believe that a Welsh impact assessment continues to command substantial support from the sector as well as from the Welsh Government. We recommend that the UK Government publish a statement on the impact of FTAs on the agricultural sector in Wales, which takes into account the sector’s distinctive characteristics, and we call for the UK Government to publish its cumulative impact modelling data on FTAs. (Paragraph 31) Environment
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The response discusses climate change and agricultural emissions, joint efforts with the Welsh government, and the Inter-Ministerial Group, but doesn't address the specific request for a Wales-specific impact assessment or a statement on the impact of FTAs on the agricultural sector in Wales, which redirects the recommendation to a general climate change policy discussion.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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As previously outlined, DIT publish scoping and impact assessments at the launch and conclusion of new FTA negotiations. These provide analysis of the potential impacts on the nations and regions of the UK, including Wales, alongside impacts on sectors, including The economic and cultural impacts of trade and environmental policy on family farms in Wales: Government response 3 agriculture. The purpose of these assessments are to provide Parliament and the public with information on the potential long run economic impacts of an agreement, including the impacts on sectors, employment, consumers and businesses. Environment
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