Dr Fox
Of 109 existing EU measures, we will maintain 43 where they are directly applicable to the UK and have met the criteria to be maintained. Those measures cover a wide range of goods, from ironing boards to aluminium foil, to ensure continued protection from known unfair trading practices for important industries such as steel and ceramics.
[Official Report, 25 February 2019, Vol. 655, c. 50.]
Letter of correction from the Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade (Dr Liam Fox):
An error has been identified in the statement I made to the House.
The correct wording should have been:
Dr Fox
Of 109 existing EU measures, we will maintain 43 of these measures where they are directly applicable to the EU and have met the criteria to be maintained. Those measures cover a wide range of goods, from ironing boards to aluminium foil, to ensure continued protection from known unfair trading practices for important industries such as steel and ceramics.