Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 12 Mar 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"I am grateful to the Minister for his reply and to all noble Lords who have spoken in this excellent debate. The Prime Minister has made more progress here than in the logistics, customs and railway sectors. My final question to the Minister is: has the European Union agreed this? …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 9th January 2018
Asked by:
Lord Berkeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the annual level of exports to the EU from the UK in each of the last three years, broken down into (1) temperature controlled, (2) unitised, and (3) bulk; what were the comparative imports from the EU into the UK; and what assessment they have made of the costs and benefits of possible higher tariffs between the EU and the UK after Brexit in the light of those figures.
Answered by Lord Callanan
- Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) publishes official trade statistics, which are summarised in its annual Balance of Payments Pink Book. The 2017 Pink Book can be found at the following link: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/bulletins/unitedkingdombalanceofpaymentsthepinkbook/2017.
The ONS has also published figures on trade in goods by commodity split by EU and Non EU countries. These cover the years 2013-16 and the months up to September 2017, and can be found at the following link: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/bulletins/unitedkingdombalanceofpaymentsthepinkbook/2017
The Government is undertaking a comprehensive programme of analytical work looking at the implications of UK withdrawal from the EU. We are examining all areas of the UK economy and seeking input from a wide range of businesses and industry bodies in order to inform our negotiations with the EU. However, Parliament has previously voted not to release information that would be prejudicial to our negotiating position.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 18 Dec 2017
Brexit: Trade in Non-financial Services (EUC Report)
"My Lords, I, too, welcome this report. It sets out a number of options and consequences for the non-financial services industries and gives a great deal more information than was contained in the 58 sector reports that I went to see last week. The security around that reading room was …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 18th October 2017
Asked by:
Lord Berkeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish a position paper on the effect of Brexit on the transport sector; and if so, when.
Answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns
The Government has published a series of papers on the new deep and special partnership the UK wants to build with the EU, and these papers represent the hard work and detailed thinking that has been going on behind the scenes across Whitehall over the past twelve months.
They offer pragmatic and innovative solutions to issues related to our withdrawal and the future deep and special partnership that we want with the European Union.
The Government will publish further position papers on other issues in due course, providing more information to business and individuals, and informing our negotiations with the EU.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 01 Mar 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
"My Lords, I shall be as quick as I possibly can in supporting my noble friend’s amendment. As my noble friend said, this a disparate group of agencies with different structures. Many of them do not even need funding, but they are necessary for the ongoing business that I hope …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 01 Mar 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
"The White Paper has only seven lines addressed to agencies...."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Feb 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
"Is the noble Lord aware that chapter 9 of the White Paper shows that the fastest growth in goods and services exported from this country is in Liechtenstein, at 40%? In the first 20 of the only 21 countries shown in the White Paper, the United States does not even …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Feb 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
"I just wonder if the noble Lord would find it useful if one of the four noble Lords whose name is down on Amendment 22 spoke to it before he responded to it...."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Feb 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill
"My Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendment 24 in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Lea. In the last grouping, I thought that the response of the Minister to my noble friends Lady Massey and Lady Jones on the issues that they raised was very helpful. …..."Lord Berkeley - View Speech
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