Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2016 to Question 51791, if he will define what is considered to be a network industry.
Answered by David Jones
Network industries include communications, energy and transport sectors. As well as being important in their own right, they are critical enablers of activity across the economy as a whole.
Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, which sectors his Department is studying in its analysis of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on more than 50 sectors.
Answered by David Jones
We will disclose the sectors we are analysing in due course. Our overall analysis covers the entirety of the UK economy. We have structured our approach by sector because it is a robust way of breaking down the economy into comparable units which lend themselves readily to analysis within the areas of goods; services; financial services; network industries; and agriculture and fisheries. We are also including cross-cutting regulations in our analysis. We will not, however, publish any analysis that might risk harming our negotiating position.
Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, when his Department plans to publish its analysis of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on more than 50 sectors.
Answered by David Jones
We will disclose the sectors we are analysing in due course. Our overall analysis covers the entirety of the UK economy. We have structured our approach by sector because it is a robust way of breaking down the economy into comparable units which lend themselves readily to analysis within the areas of goods; services; financial services; network industries; and agriculture and fisheries. We are also including cross-cutting regulations in our analysis. We will not, however, publish any analysis that might risk harming our negotiating position.
Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what his policy is on leaving the EU Customs Union.
Answered by Robin Walker
We have been clear that we will pursue a solution that works for the unique circumstances of the UK. Ministers are considering the UK’s future customs and trading relations with the EU and work continues to analyse the options to ensure we have the best possible outcome for the UK.
Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether it is his policy to apply to join the EEA (a) before or (b) after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Robin Walker
We have been clear that we will pursue a solution that works for the unique circumstances of the UK. Ministers are considering the UK’s future customs and trading relations with the EU and work continues to analyse the options to ensure we have the best possible outcome for the UK.
Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether it is his policy to apply to join the EFTA (a) before or (b) after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Robin Walker
We have been clear that we will pursue a solution that works for the unique circumstances of the UK. Ministers are considering the UK’s future customs and trading relations with the EU and work continues to analyse the options to ensure we have the best possible outcome for the UK.
Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will publish his Department's negotiating priorities for a free trade deal with the EU.
Answered by Robin Walker
We are about to begin these negotiations and it would be wrong to set out unilateral positions in advance. At every step of these negotiations we will work to ensure the best possible outcome for the British people.
Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment his Department has made of the value of UK access to the single market.
Answered by David Jones
My Department, working with officials across government, continues to undertake a wide range of data analyses to inform the UK's position for the upcoming negotiations with our EU partners. We have been clear that we will not provide a running commentary that might undermine our negotiating position.
Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the proportion of exports from the UK by volume and value which would be covered by rules of origin by sector in (a) 2016-17 and (b) each of the next three financial years.
Answered by David Jones
My Department, working with officials across government, continues to undertake a wide range of data analyses to inform the UK's position for the upcoming negotiations with our EU partners. We have been clear that we will not provide a running commentary that might undermine our negotiating position.
Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the (a) value and (b) volume of imports by sector, from non-EU countries that were exported to countries in the EU as (i) components and (ii) free standing items in each of the last five years.
Answered by David Jones
My Department, working with officials across government, continues to undertake a wide range of data analyses to inform the UK's position for the upcoming negotiations with our EU partners. We have been clear that we will not provide a running commentary that might undermine our negotiating position.