Oral Question·Department for Business and Trade
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 27 August 2024Answered: 5 September 2024
Asked by
Joe Powell
Labour — Kensington and Bayswater
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Answer from Hansard
Mr Douglas Alexander
The reset, of which we have spoken today, is fundamentally about turning the page and reinvigorating our alliance with our friends, neighbours and partners in the European Union. As well as securing a broad-based security pact and tackling barriers to trade, we aim to build stronger and wider co-operation in a whole range of areas including foreign and defence policy, irregular migration, law enforcement and judicial co-operation, while promoting climate, energy and economic security.