Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“What steps his Department is taking to help reduce trade barriers with the EU.”
Tabled: 28 November 2024Answered: 5 December 2024
Asked by
Dr Danny Chambers
Liberal Democrat — Winchester
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Nick Thomas-Symonds)
The Prime Minister and the President of the European Commission met on 2 October in Brussels and agreed to strengthen the relationship between the UK and the EU. Maroš Šefčovič, on behalf of the European Union, and I, on behalf of the UK Government, will now take forward that important work. We are committed to reducing barriers to trade, including negotiating a sanitary and phytosanitary agreement to reduce checks on food and put food on people’s tables more cheaply.