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Agriculture Bill

Proceeding contribution from Hilary Benn (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 12 October 2020. It occurred during Debate on bills on Agriculture Bill.

I think the hon. Lady said a moment ago that the problem with the amendments was that they would impose conditions that the EU has not sought to apply to any existing trade agreements, but is that actually the case? Is it not true that the free trade agreement between the EU and Chile in 2003 explicitly included a reference to animal welfare—the point made a moment ago—and that when the EU negotiated a trade deal with the Mercosur countries last year, it made the reduction of tariffs on egg products conditional for the first time on the countries concerned, namely Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, keeping their hens in line with EU animal welfare standards? If the EU can do that, why are the Government resisting us doing that when we take back control?

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Reference

682 c73 

Session

2019-21

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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