EU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint Committee Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

EU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint Committee

Mike Wood Excerpts
Monday 19th October 2020

(3 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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Yes, and that was an admirably Unionist intervention from the hon. Gentleman .

Mike Wood Portrait Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con)
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Businesses in Dudley South and across the Black Country trade with countries in every part of the world. Further to the earlier question from my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich East (Nicola Richards), what support is available for businesses to understand the changes to customs and tax rules, so that they can prepare to take advantage of those opportunities as we become an independent trading nation again?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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My hon. Friend makes an important point. It is the case that we are intensifying our communications campaign. On the Government Digital Service gov.uk website, the transition page outlines some of the information required. The Prime Minister and I are meeting business representative organisations tomorrow in order to reinforce that, but I would be very happy to talk to him and other colleagues in the west midlands, in our manufacturing heartland, to reinforce exactly what it is that we can provide businesses to support them to take advantage of these new opportunities.