Oral Question·Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 17 October 2019Answered: 23 October 2019
Asked by
Kerry McCarthy
Labour — Bristol East
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
Chris Bryant
Of course I am happy to meet. Maybe we should organise a meeting for several companies and several hon. Members. I am very happy to do that as soon as possible. I do not want to extend the transition period, for the simple reason that the EU, the United States and other countries are introducing very similar measures, and the danger is that we would just be dumped on. There will be a review mechanism after a year. I am very keen to meet colleagues to explain the trade-offs we are having to make.