Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds South)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department (a) has drafted or (b) is drafting a market access commission on the implications of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.
Answered by Greg Hands
The Department for International Trade is undertaking a comprehensive programme of analytical work looking at the implications of UK withdrawal from the EU. The Government is 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. The Department for International Trade works closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union to ensure that they are informed of our understanding of these issues.
Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds South)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department (a) has carried out or (b) is carrying out a market access assessment on the implications of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.
Answered by Greg Hands
The Department for International Trade is undertaking a comprehensive programme of analytical work looking at the implications of UK withdrawal from the EU. The Government is 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. The Department for International Trade works closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union to ensure that they are informed of our understanding of these issues.
Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds South)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department has established a market access commission on the implications of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.
Answered by Greg Hands
The Department for International Trade is undertaking a comprehensive programme of analytical work looking at the implications of UK withdrawal from the EU. The Government is 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. The Department for International Trade works closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union to ensure that they are informed of our understanding of these issues.
Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds South)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether rulings of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body constitute binding legal obligations with which all members of the WTO must comply; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Greg Hands
Decisions made by Dispute Settlement Body panels on specific disputes are only binding on the parties to that dispute. Panels are not bound by previous panel decisions, although they tend to follow them.