Lord Fox
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Baroness Gustafsson (Lab)
We are resetting the relationship with our European friends to strengthen ties, secure a broad-based security pact and tackle barriers to trade. We are working with the EU to identify areas where we can strengthen co-operation for mutual benefit, such as the economy, energy security and resilience. There will be issues that are difficult to resolve as well as areas that we will stand firm on, and we have been clear that there will be no return to freedom of movement, to the customs union or to the single market. We will work together and with respect to international law and shared institutions.
Lord Fox (LD)
My Lords, I am glad the Minister mentioned the reset. Have the Government responded formally to the offer by the EU’s chief trade negotiator that the EU is interested in discussing with the UK the prospect of the UK joining the pan-Euro-Mediterranean convention?
Baroness Gustafsson (Lab)
I thank the noble Lord for that question. That is something that we are willing to discuss.