🔊UK TRADE: A LETTER FROM SCOTTISH INDUSTRY
14 organisations write to @trussliz with concerns on Australia deal, the process behind it & what it means for the future.
Tl;dr: we should be ambitious on trade. But rushed deals can harm business, communities & our global reputation
14 organisations write to @trussliz with concerns on Australia deal, the process behind it & what it means for the future.
Tl;dr: we should be ambitious on trade. But rushed deals can harm business, communities & our global reputation
The letter has three key calls for action:
👉start engaging with industry & experts on FTAs (avoid repeat of Brexit). Scrutiny is important.
👉respond to Trade & Agri Commission report & implement recommendations
👉impact assessments matter, so do them on all FTAs.
👉start engaging with industry & experts on FTAs (avoid repeat of Brexit). Scrutiny is important.
👉respond to Trade & Agri Commission report & implement recommendations
👉impact assessments matter, so do them on all FTAs.
‼️When it comes to future UK trade deals, there’s a central point of importance for our food and farming industry:
We value world class standards of animal welfare, environmental protection and food safety.
So do consumers.
We undermine them at our peril.
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We value world class standards of animal welfare, environmental protection and food safety.
So do consumers.
We undermine them at our peril.
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Driving sales in overseas markets is a key priority for Scottish food & drink.
So being ambitious for trade deals is a good thing.
But (to state the v. obvious!), trade is complex & some markets/communities/standards are highly sensitive.
So details, not headlines, matter.
So being ambitious for trade deals is a good thing.
But (to state the v. obvious!), trade is complex & some markets/communities/standards are highly sensitive.
So details, not headlines, matter.
We want to work in collaboration with UKGov on trade. But that’s tough to do when everything happens behind closed doors.
This recommendation from the Trade & Agri Commission is key. And currently, it couldn’t be further from reality.
Trade deals done in the dark won’t end well.
This recommendation from the Trade & Agri Commission is key. And currently, it couldn’t be further from reality.
Trade deals done in the dark won’t end well.
Some final thoughts (for now) on all this.
We need to get UK trade policy right, because the price of failure is too high.
ENDS
We need to get UK trade policy right, because the price of failure is too high.
ENDS
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