Asked by: Melanie Onn (Labour - Great Grimsby)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of zero per cent import tariffs on gasoline on the UK gasoline industry in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
Answered by George Hollingbery
If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the UK will implement a temporary tariff: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-temporary-rates-of-customs-duty-on-imports-after-eu-exit.
We expect that the EU’s most favoured nation (MFN) tariff regime will apply to UK exports in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, and there is no indication that the EU will modify its tariff regime as a result of our exit.
This decision seeks to ensure that UK importers and consumers do not face potential disruption or price rises that a fully reciprocal tariff policy would create.
Asked by: Melanie Onn (Labour - Great Grimsby)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he discussed the future of the UK fishing industry with the Norwegian Foreign Minister during his recent visit to the UK.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
I refer the hon Member for Great Grimsby to the answer I gave her on 12 December, UIN: 56446.Asked by: Melanie Onn (Labour - Great Grimsby)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he held 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 Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State discussed a range of topics with the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs on his recent visit. It included the UK’s Commitments at the World Trade Organization and how the UK and Norway can continue to build our trade relationship. Fisheries and seafood trade work is led by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.