Oral QuestionMinistry of Defence

“What assessment his Department has made of the additional support that armed forces personnel could provide to help tackle the covid-19 outbreak.”

Tabled: 5 May 2020Answered: 12 May 2020

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Defence

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Gareth Thomas)

I commend Charlotte on her business. We recognise that we need to do more to help businesses like hers to be able to export more easily to Europe. That is why the Prime Minister has set out our determination to reset the relationship with Europe. We have made clear our plans to negotiate a phytosanitary agreement with the EU, which may or may not make an immediate difference for Charlotte, but there are other aspects of our plans to reset the relationship with Europe that I hope will help.