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Brexit and trade: implications for Wales

Status: Closed Opened: 4 Mar 2020 Closed: 16 Feb 2021 14 recommendations 20 conclusions 1 report

The Welsh Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry that will look into the implications of the UK-EU trade negotiations for Wales. Having paused this inquiry in April, to focus on COVID-19, the Committee has resumed this inquiry, written evidence submissions will be accepted until the autumn and oral evidence sessions will take place once the … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
5th Report: Brexit and trade: implications for Wales HC 176 11 Dec 2020 34 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

3 items
1 Recommendation 5th Report: Brexit and trade: implicati… Acknowledged

Trade is a reserved policy competence and it is the role of UK Government to...

Trade is a reserved policy competence and it is the role of UK Government to lead on negotiations over future trade agreements. Depending on how deep their provisions, new trade agreements may have direct implications for devolved policy areas. The devolved administrations therefore should be routinely consulted in the development … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government acknowledged the recommendation, recognising that trade policy interacts with devolved competence and stating they have committed to a substantial program of Ministerial and official engagement with devolved administrations.
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Wales Office
2 Conclusion 5th Report: Brexit and trade: implicati… Acknowledged

We welcome the positive relationship between DIT and Welsh Government and note that discussions are...

We welcome the positive relationship between DIT and Welsh Government and note that discussions are still ongoing about formalising joint working with a memorandum of understanding.

Government response AI summary
The government highlights its existing positive engagement through the Ministerial Forum for Trade and states that wider working arrangements with devolved administrations will be constantly reviewed, but does not commit to formalising joint working with a memorandum of understanding.
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Wales Office
30 Recommendation 5th Report: Brexit and trade: implicati… Acknowledged

We call on the UK Government to write to us with updated progress on the...

We call on the UK Government to write to us with updated progress on the negotiations in early 2021, following the new administration taking office. We also urge the UK Government to discuss lifting the ban on lamb during trade talks.

Government response AI summary
The government provides an update on US trade talks and states they will continue working with the new administration to facilitate UK lamb exports once the US Small Ruminant Rule is published, but does not commit to writing with updated progress in early 2021 or …
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Oral evidence sessions

6 sessions
Date Witnesses
19 Nov 2020 Jeremy Miles MS · Welsh Government View ↗
5 Nov 2020 Rt Hon Greg Hands · Department of International Trade, Rt Hon Simon Hart · Wales Office View ↗
8 Oct 2020 Dr Kathryn Ringwald Wildman, Steel industry analyst, Dr Richard Greville · Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, Professor Peter Wells · Cardiff Business School View ↗
1 Oct 2020 Andrew Harston · Associated British Ports, Ian Davies · Stena Line, Richard Ballantyne · British Ports Association, Spencer Birns · Cardiff Airport View ↗
17 Sep 2020 Dr Ludivine Petetin · Cardiff University, Prof Nicholas Perdikis · Aberystwyth University, Prof Patrick Minford · Cardiff University, Prof Sangeeta Khorana · Bournemouth University View ↗
3 Sep 2020 Mujtaba Rahman · Eurasia Group, Sam Lowe · Centre for European Reform, Shanker Singham · Competere View ↗

Who gave evidence

17 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Andrew Harston · Director, Wales and Short Sea Ports Associated British Ports 1
Dr Kathryn Ringwald Wildman, Steel industry analyst — 1
Dr Ludivine Petetin · Reader in Law Cardiff University 1
Dr Richard Greville · Director ABPI Wales Cymru & Distribution Supply C… Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry 1
Ian Davies · Head of UK Port Authorities Stena Line 1
Jeremy Miles MS · Counsel General for Wales and Minister for Europe… Welsh Government 1
Mujtaba Rahman · Managing Director, Europe Eurasia Group 1
Prof Nicholas Perdikis · Professor of international business economy Aberystwyth University 1
Prof Patrick Minford · Professor of Applied Economics Cardiff University 1
Prof Sangeeta Khorana · Professor of Economics Bournemouth University 1
Professor Peter Wells · Director of the Centre for Automotive Industry Re… Cardiff Business School 1
Richard Ballantyne · Chief Executive Officer British Ports Association 1
Rt Hon Greg Hands · Minister of State for Trade Policy Department of International Trade 1
Rt Hon Simon Hart · Secretary of State for Wales Wales Office 1
Sam Lowe · Senior Research Fellow Centre for European Reform 1
Shanker Singham · CEO Competere 1
Spencer Birns · Interim CEO Cardiff Airport 1

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
1 Dec 2020 — Follow-up written evidence from the Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, re the Committee's Br…