Oral Answers to Questions

Callum Anderson Excerpts

Thursday 22nd January 2026 Commons Chamber

[Yuan Yang (Earley and Woodley) (Lab)]

3. What steps he is taking to improve relations with the EU.

[Callum Anderson (Buckingham and Bletchley) (Lab)]

6. What steps he is taking to improve relations with the EU.

[Victoria Collins (Harpenden and Berkhamsted) (LD)]

12. What steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK’s relations with the EU.

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[Nick Thomas-Symonds]

The sanitary and phytosanitary agreement removes export health certificates and routine border checks, slashing costs and red tape for agrifood trade. For example, businesses will save up to £200 per shipment, making trade cheaper and easier. The Conservative party wants to put those costs back.

[Callum Anderson]

My right hon. Friend will know that the UK and EU financial systems are closely linked by cross-border capital flows that support jobs on both sides of the channel. Regulatory co-operation is beneficial for financial stability, but our ability to diverge from some of those regulations can also support our competitiveness. Will the Minister set out a bit more about how he is working with the Treasury to ensure that the UK’s engagement with the EU on financial issues balances our strategic sovereignty and autonomy with our economic prosperity?