Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 27 November 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he plans to take to reduce imports of dairy products and to increase the UK's self-sufficiency in this area.
The Government aim for a profitable, thriving, and competitive UK dairy sector that exploits domestic (particularly added value) and export markets to the benefit of all parts of the industry. The Government are taking steps to help; for example, by investing substantial funds into research for the sector, supporting dairy industry collaboration, and encouraging contractual best practice and improved relationships throughout the supply chain. However, the dairy industry itself has a significant responsibility for its own future and is far better placed than Government to lead change in many respects. Hence, for example, the Dairy Coalition of farming groups has committed to campaigning to promote British cheese and other dairy products to consumers and to retailers, both in the domestic market and abroad.
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