Asked by: Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat - St Albans)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the UK's ability to export plasma products after the transition period ends on 31 December.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is working to open markets for UK exporters all over the world and do whatever it takes to ensure they have what they need to succeed. This includes replicating EU trade agreements to provide continuity, as well as negotiating additional arrangements to unlock new opportunities for UK businesses.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will continue to be the competent authority for regulating the import and export of blood-based products. The same standards will be applied, and regulations will be in place to ensure that the safety and quality requirements for the import and export of blood-based products will continue to be met.
Asked by: Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat - St Albans)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when her Department plans to publish an impact assessment of the UK-Japan trade agreement.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
A full Impact Assessment will be published when the agreement is laid before parliament.
Asked by: Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat - St Albans)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to her Department's estimate that the recently announced UK-Japan trade agreement will result in a £1.5 billion boost to the UK economy, whether that figure refers specifically to an increase in UK GDP; what year was used as a baseline when calculating that figure; and what (a) maximum, (b) minimum and (c) central estimates were used to calculate that figure.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Further details on the preliminary analysis is set out in our published Scoping Assessment and can be found here:
A full Impact Assessment will be published when the agreement is laid before parliament.