Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Simon Clarke and Bob Blackman

Thursday 1st February 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Simon Clarke (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) (Con)]

8. What assessment he has made of the effect of remaining in the EU customs union on the ability of the UK to seek free trade agreements with non-EU countries.

[Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con)]

14. What assessment he has made of the effect of remaining in the EU customs union on the ability of the UK to seek free trade agreements with non-EU countries.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Suella Fernandes)]

Remaining in the customs union would prevent the UK from striking new free trade deals and setting new tariffs on goods from countries outside the EU. By leaving the customs union and building a new customs arrangement with the EU, we will be able to forge new trade arrangements with our partners around the world while ensuring that trade in goods between the UK and the EU is as frictionless as possible.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Simon Clarke and Bob Blackman

Thursday 7th September 2017 Commons Chamber

[Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con)]

12. What steps the Government are taking to ensure that the timetable for the UK leaving the EU is met.

[Mr Simon Clarke (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) (Con)]

14. What steps the Government are taking to ensure that the timetable for the UK leaving the EU is met.