United Kingdom: First Scottish seafood task force meeting promises rapid action on border issues
Seafood
United Kingdom
Published Feb 17, 2021
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A new seafood task force, formed in the wake of Brexit, met for the first time on 12 February, drawing together senior political figures, industry representatives and U.K. government officials, to try to solve ongoing problems with exports to European Union markets.Chaired by U.K. Government Minister for Scotland David Duguid, the virtual meeting was attended by U.K.
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Environment Secretary George Eustice, and Scotland Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy Fergus Ewing.The Scottish Seafood Exports Taskforce included members of the catching, processing, and exporting sectors. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and the U.K. Government Border Delivery and Protocol Group were also represented.“This taskforce is about developing solutions and delivering action rapidly. It is not a talking shop and we will provide evidence of delivery,” Duguid said.Eustice said other U.K. government working groups to tackle immediate problems would continue to operate and support businesses to adjust to the new requirements and troubleshoot where problems occur such as issues with export health certificates (EHCs) and customs declarations.During the meeting, the movement of mixed loads of small consignments was discussed and the variation in time taken for loads to be cleared, with constructive discussions on how practical solutions could be arrived at to ease the flow ...
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