Leaving the EU Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Leaving the EU

Tom Pursglove Excerpts
Monday 9th July 2018

(6 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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Yes. We want to ensure two things —we want to continue to have a good trading relationship and to be able to do trade deals around the world. Our proposals for frictionless trade do exactly what my hon. Friend says and will ensure that we maintain those integrated supply chains and the jobs that rely on them.

Tom Pursglove Portrait Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con)
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One of the key reasons why people in Corby voted to leave was to set up a proper trade defence instrument in this country so we can take the right steps, when we need to, to protect our industries against unfair dumping on our market. Will that be the case under this set-up?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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Yes. When the White Paper is produced, my hon. Friend will be able to see the arrangements that will be put in place for trade remedies and sanctions.