United States Tariffs: Steel and Aluminium Debate

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United States Tariffs: Steel and Aluminium

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Report stage: House of Commons
Monday 12th March 2018

(6 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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We will work with our partners in the European Union because we are under a duty of sincere co-operation and because it makes sense to do so, but many other countries that are not members of the European Union are affected, and they will also make their voices known.

Iain Stewart Portrait Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con)
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My right hon. Friend has rightly mentioned that many of the UK’s exports are very high value and specialised and that many of the supplies go to the United States military. Does he have an opinion at this stage whether the product exemption or the country exemption route offers the best hope for gaining an advantage for the United Kingdom?

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My hon. Friend asks a very good question, but it is difficult to answer until we can explore in greater detail with the US authorities exactly what the details will mean. In any case, whichever routes are the best to gain exemptions for the United Kingdom and the European Union are the ones that we want to follow.

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