Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Twelfth Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 30 June 2004.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

Background

Aims of the inquiry

1 Sugar in the UK

Production: beet sugar

Production: cane sugar

Consumption

2 Current Regime

Policy mechanisms

Support prices

Production quotas

Export refunds

Import tariffs

Preferential access

Costs involved

3 Drivers for reform

'Everything But Arms'

Trade negotiations

WTO dispute settlement

Consistency with other sectors

4 Commission's options

5 Timetable for reform

6 Preferred approach

7 Issues arising

Lower value market for ACP and LDC exports

Reduced sugar beet production

Environmental impacts

Security of supplies

Scrutiny of the UK processing industry

8 Negotiating position

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal minutes

Witnesses

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

Monday 26 April 2004

Tuesday 4 May 2004

Tuesday 11 May 2004

List of written evidence

Written Evidence

Reports from the Committee since 2001

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Prepared 12 July 2004