Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated) on Thursday, 26 January 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 February 2023. It was answered by Lord Johnson of Lainston (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 February 2023 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.

UK Trade with EU

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Brexit on exports from the UK to the European Union.

Answer: UK trade has been affected by several shocks in recent years, including the Covid Pandemic, exiting the EU and war in Ukraine. In the period since leaving the EU, the value of UK exports to the EU is back to pre-Covid levels. Latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that the UK total exports of goods and services to the EU were worth £330.2bn in the 12 months to September 2022. This represents an overall increase of 10% in current prices compared to pre-Covid levels in 2018, with services exports growing by 12% in current prices in this period.

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