Asked by: Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department has deprioritised any Statutory Instruments in relation to the UK leaving the EU; and if he will publish the criteria his Department uses to deprioritise those Instruments.
Answered by George Hollingbery
Our objective has always been to have a functioning statute book in place by Exit Day and to ensure that the most critical secondary legislation was made by this point.
Each SI was carefully considered on a case-by-case basis.
The considerations and assessments made have meant that the Government has been able to lay the critical secondary legislation required before we exit the EU.
The laying of EU Exit SIs allows Parliament to fulfil its essential scrutiny role. The exact nature of this scrutiny, and the steps required before an SI completes its passage, is dependent on the type of SI. The Government remains confident of passing the necessary legislation required to ensure a functioning statute book by exit day.
Asked by: Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what advice the Government provides to British companies which supply or are considering to supply the Burmese military or are considering entering into joint ventures or other business arrangements with military-owned or military-linked companies from that country.
Answered by Mark Garnier - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
British companies contacting the Department for International Trade’s Defence & Security Organisation for advice or support relating to exports to Burma are made aware that there is currently an arms embargo and other restrictions in force, and are referred to the Gov.uk website for further information.