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Written Question
Labour Mobility
Thursday 15th March 2018

Asked by: Heidi Alexander (Labour - Swindon South)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the Prime Ministers speech of 2 March 2018 on the UK’s future economic partnership with the EU, what the definition is of self-employed professionals in relation to future labour mobility arrangements; and whether reciprocal arrangements will be part of the process.

Answered by Robin Walker

Freedom of movement is ending but there will continue to be migration and mobility between the UK and the EU after the UK leaves. The Prime Minister has made it clear that the Government is open to discussing with the EU how to facilitate the valuable links between our people.

We want to limit the number of barriers that could prevent UK firms from setting up in the EU and vice versa, and agree an appropriate labour mobility framework that enables businesses and self-employed professionals to provide services to clients.

We will discuss these arrangements with the EU in due course - at every step of the negotiations, we will work to ensure the best possible outcome for the British people.

Written Question
EU Institutions
Tuesday 13th March 2018

Asked by: Heidi Alexander (Labour - Swindon South)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech of 2 March 2018 on the UK’s future economic partnership with the EU, whether the list of pan-European regulatory agencies to which the UK will be seeking long-term associate membership is limited to the European Medicines Agency, the European Chemicals Agency and the European Aviation Safety Agency.

Answered by Robin Walker

As the Prime Minister said in her speech in Mansion House on 2 March 2018, we will want to explore with the EU the terms on which we could remain part of EU agencies such as those that are critical for the chemicals, medicines and aerospace industries: the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

There are other agencies, such as those related to our future security partnership, that the UK may seek to remain a part of. Where there is a demonstrable national interest in pursuing a continued relationship with an agency or other EU body the Government will carefully examine whether we should pursue this. Our future relationship with the EU's agencies will ultimately be a matter for the negotiations.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 07 Feb 2018
European Free Trade Association

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 07 Feb 2018
European Free Trade Association

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 07 Feb 2018
European Free Trade Association

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Feb 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Feb 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Given reports today of a huge gap between the UK and the EU on how financial services will be able to be traded freely in a post-Brexit environment, can the Secretary of State set out exactly how he sees this trade operating successfully in future, and exactly how he plans …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Jan 2018
Leaving the EU: Economic Analysis

"Given that the leaked Government analysis confirms that, realistically, there are three ways that the UK might leave the EU, each with a very different impact on jobs, trade and livelihoods, why have MPs not been given a direct vote at the start of the process to determine what sort …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Dec 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"The Minister, and the Prime Minister for that matter, repeatedly say that businesses will only have to plan for one set of changes. Given that businesses currently benefit from being part of the single market and the customs union, how can it possibly be the case, as the Prime Minister …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Dec 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

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