Shipping: UK Trade with EU
(asked on 28th November 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU Single Market on the UK shipping industry.
This question was answered on 5th December 2016
We are working closely with the shipping industry to understand the challenges and opportunities that leaving the EU could bring. On 16 November the Secretary of State for Transport held a roundtable with representatives from the sector, attended by Lord Bridges, in order to hear their views. The Department for Exiting the European Union, working with officials across government, continues to undertake a wide range of data analysis covering the entirety of the UK economy. We are looking at over 50 sectors as well as cross-cutting regulatory issues, which will naturally cover the UK shipping industry. This will inform the UK's position for the upcoming negotiations with our EU partners.
We are working closely with the shipping industry to understand the challenges and opportunities that leaving the EU could bring. On 16 November the Secretary of State for Transport held a roundtable with representatives from the sector, attended by Lord Bridges, in order to hear their views. The Department for Exiting the European Union, working with officials across government, continues to undertake a wide range of data analysis covering the entirety of the UK economy. We are looking at over 50 sectors as well as cross-cutting regulatory issues, which will naturally cover the UK shipping industry. This will inform the UK's position for the upcoming negotiations with our EU partners.
The UK is an island nation with an outstanding maritime heritage. The maritime sector today is vast, strong and competitive. This is not going to change when we leave the EU.