Recommendation 4

The Government must ensure that the remaining issues which risk undermining the Agreement’s benefits for key sectors are addressed. Ratification should not be treated as the conclusion of the process. Ministers must be held accountable for ensuring that businesses are able to use the Agreement effectively to drive growth and contribute to the Government’s wider growth mission. The Government should keep the details of the terms under review to make the most of opportunities of mutual benefit. The Government must regularly report to Parliament on rates of business 75 utilisation of the Agreement, particularly in priority sectors, including providing evidence of increased exports and progress in resolving key barriers. (Recommendation, Paragraph 52) Constraints on services access