Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of the UK’s temporary tariff schedule on (a) duties levied on automotive components and (b) levels of competition in the automotive sector.
Answered by Conor Burns
If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the Government will introduce the Temporary Tariff Regime (TTR) for imports into the UK that are not subject to alternative trade arrangements, applying for up to 12 months. The Government has published a Tax Information and Impact Note on the TTR, which is standard practice to support tax policy decisions.
Under the TTR, tariffs would be retained on a number of finished vehicles in order to support the automotive sector in light of broader challenging market conditions. Car makers relying on EU supply chains would not however face additional tariffs on car parts imported from the EU to prevent disruption to supply chains. Preserving access to good value intermediate goods will support the competitiveness of the UK’s own exports. The Government believes British business is in a strong position to compete in the global market once we have left the EU, selling British-made goods such as our high-quality British cars into markets across the world.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government has conducted an impact assessment of the potential effects on the UK automotive industry of (a) the UK temporary import tariff schedule and (b) the imposition of tariffs on UK exports.
Answered by Conor Burns
The Government policy is to leave the EU with a deal. Doing so will allow both the EU and the UK to retain the reciprocal tariff arrangements that benefit both businesses and consumers until our future relationship is agreed. If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the Government will introduce the Temporary Tariff Regime (TTR) for imports into the UK that are not subject to alternative trade arrangements, applying for up to 12 months. The Government has published a Tax Information and Impact Note on the TTR, which is standard practice to support tax policy decisions.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she has had with her Turkish counterpart to help ensure continuity of trade with Turkey in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 31 October 2019.
Answered by Conor Burns
Recognising the importance of our trading relationship with Turkey, my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade spoke with her counterpart, Minister Pekcan, soon after taking up her role. They discussed the challenge of achieving continuity of trade, in a no deal scenario, given Turkey’s customs union with the EU.
Nevertheless they agreed that there continued to be a shared ambition for a strong future trading relationship between Turkey and the UK.