European Union Committee
Brexit: food prices and availability
14th Report of Session 2017-19 - published 10 May 2018 - HL Paper 129
Contents
Figure 1: Origins of food consumed in the UK in 2016
What are tariffs and why might they apply post-Brexit?
Box 1: Tariffs and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
What might tariffs mean for the price and availability of food?
Existing trade agreements with non-EU countries
Chapter 3: Non-tariff barriers
What are non-tariff barriers and why might they apply post-Brexit?
What might non-tariff barriers mean for the price and availability of food?
Minimising the impact of non-tariff barriers
Chapter 4: Increasing self-sufficiency
Opportunities to increase production
Figure 2: The UK’s food production to supply ratio (self-sufficiency ratio)
Challenges to increasing production
Chapter 5: Importing more food from non-EU countries
Opportunities to import more food from non-EU countries
Challenges to importing more food from non-EU countries
Chapter 6: Food security for all
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Evidence is published online at http://www.parliament.uk/brexit-food-security and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7129 3074).
Q in footnotes refers to a question in oral evidence.