Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Blyth and Ashington)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal on inter-continental travel.
Answered by Robin Walker
As set out in the Political Declaration, the UK and the EU have agreed their intention to put in place a comprehensive air transport agreement (CATA). This will provide market access for UK and EU airlines, and close cooperation on aviation safety, security and air traffic management. Where market access beyond Europe is currently determined by EU-negotiated arrangements, the Withdrawal Agreement sets out that the EU will notify treaty partners and third countries that the UK is to be treated as an EU Member State for the purposes of its international agreements during the implementation period, including air service agreements.
In the event of a no deal both the UK and the EU have plans in place to ensure that travel will continue in the short term. For travel with non-EU third countries, as set out on gov.uk, the UK has already secured a number of arrangements, including with the US and Canada, to ensure continuity of travel to third countries where air services agreements are currently provided for by virtue of the UK’s membership of the EU.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Blyth and Ashington)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to trade between the UK and the EU after the UK leaves the EU on employment in the trade sector.
Answered by James Cleverly - Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
In November 2018, the Government delivered on its commitment to provide appropriate analysis to Parliament with a robust, objective assessment of how exiting the EU may affect the economy of the UK, sectors, nations and regions across a range of potential future policy scenarios. The ‘EU Exit: Long-term economic analysis’ can be found at the following link:
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Blyth and Ashington)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if his Department still plans to complete negotiations on the UK leaving the EU by April 2019.
Answered by Robin Walker
Article 50 sets out a two year period to agree a withdrawal agreement with the EU, and we are confident we can achieve an outcome that works in the interests of both sides by the end of March 2019.
The Prime Minister’s speech in Florence also made clear that we are proposing a strictly time-limited implementation period where we continue to have access to one another’s markets on current terms and take part in existing security measures. We expect this to last for a period of around two years. And it should be agreed as early as possible to avoid uncertainty.
While the UK’s departure from the European Union is inevitably a complex process, it is in all of our interests for these negotiations to succeed. Approaching each round with flexibility and imagination is the only way we’ll achieve a deal that truly works for both sides.