The EFRA Committee continues its inquiry exploring the impacts of the UK-Australia free trade agreement (FTA) on food and agriculture with its third evidence session on the subject on Tuesday 8 March at 2.30pm.
The session’s first panel will focus on the FTA’s ramifications for animal welfare and the environment. Topics are likely to include concerns around the differing animal welfare standards between UK and Australia, the deal’s environmental impact, and how the UK enforces its bans on hormone-treated beef and chlorinated chicken.
A second panel will consider possible effects of the FTA on UK consumers, retailers, and the hospitality sector. MPs are likely to seek witnesses’ views on the deal’s potential influence on sources of beef, lamb and sugar imports, as well as its impact on UK food prices and supply chains.