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Written question asked by Angus Brendan MacNeil (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 9 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 March 2017 (named day). It was answered by Greg Hands (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 March 2017 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.

Trade Agreements

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment the Government has made of the implications of different legal frameworks in the devolved administrations for any new trade agreements after the UK leaves the EU.

Answer

As EU powers return to the UK, our guiding principle will be to ensure that no new barriers to living and doing business within our own Union are created. We will maintain the necessary standards and frameworks to empower the UK as an open, trading nation to strike the best deals around the world.

On the basis of these principles, we will work with the devolved administrations on an approach to returning powers from the EU that works for the whole of the UK and reflects the interests of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
67367
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Devolution Trade agreements Brexit
Link
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