Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alister Jack and Mike Amesbury

Thursday 1st February 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Alister Jack (Dumfries and Galloway) (Con)]

1. If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of seeking regulatory equivalence with the EU.

[Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (Lab)]

18. What comparative assessment he has made of the potential merits of regulatory (a) alignment with and (b) divergence from the EU.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Mr Robin Walker)]

We are fully focused on making the UK’s exit from the EU and our new trading relationship with the world a success. We have set out proposals for an ambitious future relationship with the EU that minimises regulatory barriers for goods and services. Our partnership should be underpinned by high standards, a practical approach to regulation, trust in one another’s institutions and a shared spirit of co-operation.