Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the position paper, Continuity in the availability of goods for the EU and the EU, published on 21 August 2017, what discussions he has had with representatives of trades unions in Scotland on the contents of that position paper.

There is no record of any specific discussion between Ministers in this department and Scottish trade union representatives on the position paper, “Continuity in the availability of goods for the EU and the UK”. I plan shortly to hold a roundtable with trade unions on their priorities for the UK’s exit from the EU and will invite representation from Scotland.