Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Nick Thomas-Symonds and Jon Trickett

Thursday 25th July 2024 Commons Chamber

[Nick Thomas-Symonds]

The Government have been clear that we will not be returning to freedom of movement, but clearly we want economic and cultural ties to be far closer than they are at the moment—indeed, closer than they were under the previous Government. That is in the interests of the UK and in the interests of the EU. On the economic side, the Government have already set out their objective of a sanitary and phytosanitary agreement to achieve mutual recognition of professional qualifications to help our excellent services sector, as well as to ease the position for our travelling musicians around Europe, which is hugely important to our cultural soft power.

[Jon Trickett (Normanton and Hemsworth) (Lab)]

9. Whether he plans to increase the number of facilities management services that are insourced within Government Departments and agencies.