Written question asked by Margaret Greenwood (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 June 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 June 2020 (named day). It was answered by Ranil Jayawardena (Conservative) on Monday, 29 June 2020 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.
Trade Agreements: NHS
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure the privatisation of NHS services is excluded from future trade agreements.
- Answer
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As we set out in the negotiating objectives for a Free Trade Agreement with the United States of America, published on 2nd March 2020, the NHS will not be on the table. The price the NHS pays for drugs will not be on the table. The services the NHS provides will not be on the table.
The United Kingdom’s public services, including the NHS, are already protected by specific exclusions, exceptions and reservations in the trade agreements to which we are a party, and HM Government will continue to make sure that the same rigorous protections are included in future trade agreements.
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- Written question
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- 64218
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- NHS Privatisation Trade agreements
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- 2020-06-29 17:14:50 +0100
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