Oral Question·Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
“What recent representations he has received on introducing shared parental leave for self-employed people.”
Tabled: 14 November 2018Answered: 20 November 2018
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Answer from Hansard
The Prime Minister
I thank my hon. Friend for raising this matter. As negotiations are ongoing, we remain committed to the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 and supporting new innovative technologies, as he will be pleased to know. The EU accepts that there will need to be areas where we retain our own rules, and we will always prioritise British interests as we negotiate our SPS agreement.