Written Question
Monday 18th December 2017
Asked by:
Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)
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 likelihood of reaching an agreement with the EU on free trade in services; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Robin Walker
On 15 December the European Council confirmed that sufficient progress had been made to move onto the second phase of negotiations relating to our future partnership with the EU.
We will pursue the freest possible trade in services between the UK and the EU. And we are confident that such an agreement is in the interests of both sides.
Written Question
Monday 18th December 2017
Asked by:
Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the date on which he will announce detailed arrangements for the implementation phase after the UK's exit from the EU?
Answered by Robin Walker
The Government recognises that early agreement on an implementation period is important to provide certainty to businesses and individuals on both sides of the channel. The timing and detail of the implementation period will of course be a matter for negotiations. The Government welcomes President Tusk’s call for discussions on the implementation period to start immediately and his comments that it should be agreed as soon as possible. This very much aligns with the Government’s position.
We will continue to keep Parliament informed through regular statements and committee appearances, and will continue to timetable debates in Government time.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Dec 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Dec 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Dec 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"I am pleased to follow the hon. Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman). I share her bemusement at where we have got to on the impact assessments, which we have now been told do not exist. Like her, I would have thought that that work would have been done—it certainly …..."Stephen Timms - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Dec 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The amendment simply constrains Ministers’ ability to introduce new charges—she calls them taxes, and she has every right to do so—under the secondary legislation envisaged in schedule 4. What I hope the Minister will do is assure us that by “among other things” he …..."Stephen Timms - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Dec 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We come directly to that point in amendment 153, in which we propose to add to schedule 4 the words set out on the amendment paper, which I shall read out. We propose to constrain Ministers’ powers by saying, first, that regulations
“may not …..."Stephen Timms - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Dec 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"I had not considered that, and the right hon. Gentleman may well have a point. I would be interested to know whether that is indeed the case. That interesting point is certainly worth pursuing, and I would welcome it if he expanded on that later.
Secondly, amendment 153 states that …..."Stephen Timms - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Dec 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"Once again, my hon. Friend is absolutely right. Indeed, my amendments arise specifically from the discussions I have had with those in the tech sector who are worried about the prospect of being hit by substantially larger fees and charges in the future, which is exactly what the powers in …..."Stephen Timms - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Dec 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"Does the Minister accept that we should hope that those fees and charges will be lower than those that have been paid until now to EU institutions?..."Stephen Timms - View Speech
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