Asked by: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South and Walkden)
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 potential effect of leaving the European Arrest Warrant system on the effectiveness of the criminal justice system as part of his Department's negotiations for leaving the EU.
Answered by David Jones
The safety of the British public is the top priority for the Government. It is in all our interests that we continue our deep cooperation with the EU and its Member States to tackle crime and terrorism.
As the recent White Paper made clear, the Government will look to negotiate the best deal we can with the EU to cooperate in the fight against crime and terrorism. We will seek a strong and close future relationship with the EU, with a focus on operational and practical cross-border cooperation.
Asked by: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South and Walkden)
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 cost to the public purse of leaving the Common Commercial Policy and the Common External Tariff as part of his Department's negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
Answered by Robin Walker
We want the UK to have the greatest possible barrier-free trade with the EU, delivered through a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement.
After we have left the EU, we want to ensure that we can take advantage of the opportunity to negotiate our own preferential trade agreements around the world. We will not be bound by the EU’s Common External Tariff or participate in the Common Commercial Policy. But we do want to ensure that cross-border trade with the EU is as frictionless and seamless as possible. These are our guiding objectives for the future customs arrangements with the EU.
Asked by: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South and Walkden)
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 potential costs to British manufacturers of being subject to non-preferential rules of origin on exports to the EU after the UK has left the EU.
Answered by Robin Walker
We want the UK to have the greatest possible barrier-free trade with the EU, delivered through a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement.
The Prime Minister has set out our intention to negotiate a new customs arrangement with the EU. We have an open mind about the form of that arrangement, but it is in both the UK and EU's interest that cross-border trade be as frictionless as possible. We will be aiming to minimise the impact of any additional customs procedures on goods trade between the UK and EU.