Asked by: Melanie Onn (Labour - Great Grimsby)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he discussed the future of the UK fishing industry with the Norwegian Foreign Minister during his recent visit to the UK.
Answered by David Jones
We have already started a wide-ranging programme of engagement in order to build a national consensus, listening to organisations, institutions and companies in as many sectors as possible to establish their priorities and understand their concerns, and also to hear what they think the solutions could be. These discussions will inform our negotiating position; it would not be in the national interest to give a running commentary.
Asked by: Melanie Onn (Labour - Great Grimsby)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he had discussions on the potential effect of tariffs on the seafood trade between Britain and Norway with the Norwegian Foreign Minister during his recent visit to the UK.
Answered by David Jones
The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union met with the Norwegian Foreign Minister on 5 December. They discussed our work towards an orderly withdrawal of the UK from the EU.