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6th Report – How to strengthen UK-EU relations: Policy Priorities for the Summit
Business and Trade Committee
HC 908
Published 15 May 2025
Recommendations
11
Accepted in Part
Identify sectors for compatible EU regulation and commit to a corresponding regulatory roadmap.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government consults with the business community, unions, workers and consumer groups and identifies sectors of the economy where, over the next ten years, there could be mutual gains from maximising compatible regulation with the EU. This …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the importance of compatible regulation with the EU and states it will continue to engage with industry and consider consistent approaches where beneficial. However, it notes that recent summit outcomes did not include a commitment to negotiate mutual recognition agreements, despite recognizing their value.
Department for Business and Trade
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13
Accepted in Part
Prioritise UK-EU energy cooperation and seek to agree an efficient electricity trading framework.
Recommendation
To achieve the shared strategic objectives of reducing carbon emissions, improving energy security, and expanding renewables, the UK and the EU must prioritise energy cooperation in upcoming discussions. There is a clear need to move beyond the current state of …
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Government Response Summary
The government accepted the recommendation in part, welcoming energy cooperation and stating that at the UK-EU Summit, agreements were made to stabilise the TCA Energy Title and explore UK participation in EU electricity trading platforms. They also agreed to strengthen cooperation on clean energy technologies.
Department for Business and Trade
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Accepted in Part
Publish a new roadmap for negotiating priorities for mutual recognition of qualifications.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government draws lessons from the slow pace of mutual professional qualification recognition negotiations to date, reassesses which mutual recognition agreements would contribute most to our mutual economic gain, and publishes a new roadmap of negotiating priorities …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges limited progress on mutual professional qualification recognition and committed to establishing dedicated dialogues with the EU and working more closely with UK regulators to identify priority sectors for economic benefit. However, it does not explicitly commit to publishing a new roadmap of negotiating priorities.
Department for Business and Trade
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