UK-EU Negotiations Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

UK-EU Negotiations

Luke Evans Excerpts
Tuesday 16th June 2020

(4 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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That is the commitment in the political declaration, to which both the UK and the EU are working.

Luke Evans Portrait Dr Luke Evans (Bosworth) (Con) [V]
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I and my constituents were pleased to hear that there will be no extension, but some of my constituents, particularly the businesses in Bosworth, are rightly concerned about how to prepare for the future. What steps are the Government taking to keep businesses in Hinckley and Bosworth and across the UK updated on the progress of EU negotiations, so that they can plan strategically for the future?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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Businesses in Leicestershire and elsewhere will have the opportunity to secure access to an additional £50 million of Government support in order to ensure that they can export effectively not just into the EU but beyond. It is also the case that intense engagement with businesses is being conducted by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and others.