Oral Answers to Questions

Heidi Alexander Excerpts

Thursday 23rd March 2017 Commons Chamber

[Dr Fox]

Just over a week ago, we held our first conference with Commonwealth Trade Ministers. That gave us an opportunity to look at how we might maximise intra-Commonwealth trade and at the differences between our trading systems. That will help us to move towards greater consistency in the rules that we apply so that all in the Commonwealth can get even greater benefit from a system that is growing faster than the global economy and should be much more beneficial.

[Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab)]

T7. When will the Government notify other contracting parties to the European economic area agreement of their intention to withdraw from the EEA?

[Dr Fox]

As we withdraw from the European Union, we will be having continued discussions with our partners about how we intend the process to be notified.