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1726590

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to raise issues pertaining to the terms and operation of the Windsor Framework in their discussions with the European Union as part of the upcoming review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>In its manifesto, the Government set out its commitment to implementing the Windsor Framework and protecting the UK internal market – as well as improving the UK’s trade relationship with the EU. The Government will continue to have regular and constructive dialogue with the EU on a wide variety of matters, including the Windsor Framework.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 16/09/2024 14:53:30 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1721193

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what preparations they are making for the review of the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL31
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government has already begun work to reset the relationship with our European friends to strengthen ties, secure a broad-based security pact and tackle barriers to trade. We want to look forwards by improving our trade and investment relationship with the EU, while recognising there will be no return to the single market, customs union, or freedom of movement.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chapman of Darlington question first answered 24/07/2024 15:52:30 answering member 3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1714611

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 25 April (HL3766), when they sought permission from the EU to extend the sunset clause for enterprise investment schemes and venture capital trust schemes.
tabling member printed	Lord Leigh of Hurley
uin	HL4157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The government’s engagement with the EU Commission on the extension of the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Venture Capital Trust (VCT) sunset clauses is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>The government believes the schemes continue to be consistent with subsidy control principles and address an evidenced market failure.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/05/2024 10:56:24 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4295 label Biography information for Lord Leigh of Hurley

1702324

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with EU institutions on the scope and timetable for the review of the UK–EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL3935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government regularly discusses implementation of the TCA with the EU through the framework of committees established by the agreement. The government has not discussed the scope or timetable for the review of the TCA with the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/05/2024 16:04:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1702325

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will consult the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive before they begin the review of the UK–EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL3936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government regularly consults the Northern Ireland Executive on implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. On 6 March, the Minister for Europe chaired the fifth meeting of the Interministerial Group on UK-EU Relations and the first since the restoration of the Stormont Executive. Discussions focused on UK government and devolved administrations' priorities ahead of the upcoming Partnership Council.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/05/2024 15:31:05 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1700697

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to remarks by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 21 February (HL Deb col 666) with regard to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement in the context of engaging with the EU for approval for extending the enterprise investment scheme (EIS) and venture capital trust (VCT) scheme, whether the subsidy control provisions of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement apply to EIS and VCT relief, in particular the requirement under Article 363 of that agreement that a subsidy must be selective.
tabling member printed	Lord Leigh of Hurley
uin	HL3766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The government is extending the sunset clause for the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and the Venture Capital Trust (VCT) scheme to 2035.</p><p>The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement is now the primary framework governing subsidy control between the UK and EU. As such, EU State aid rules no longer apply to the UK, save for the limited circumstances covered by the Windsor Framework.</p><p>For the EIS and VCT schemes, the government is engaging with the EU, under the Windsor Framework, due to Northern Ireland’s unique access to the EU Single Market.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 25/04/2024 10:33:32 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4295 label Biography information for Lord Leigh of Hurley

1684862

registered interest
date	24/01/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for meetings between the European Commission and the supervisory bodies of the United Kingdom as required by Article 395 of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and how these bodies will be defined.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	11303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>Article 395 of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) states that the European Commission and supervisory bodies of the UK shall meet regularly. The date of the first meeting is to be agreed with the European Commission.</p><p> </p><p>The Article concerns cooperation on the effective monitoring and enforcement of environment and climate laws, and therefore meetings may include a range of public bodies in the UK that have this remit including the UK Government, the Devolved Governments and the Office for Environmental Protection and its equivalents across the UK. The UK is committed to effective implementation of the TCA and to implementing our world-leading environmental protection laws.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/02/2024 17:10:42 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1673170

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the impact of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on levels of trade.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	3949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) ensures that UK businesses can trade with the EU tariff-and quota-free. The EU remains a vital export destination for British businesses. In the 12 months to June 2023 total exports to the EU were up 21% on pre-pandemic (2018) levels in current prices.</p><p>The UK is now more open to the world. We're using our post Brexit-freedoms to unlock fresh export opportunities. We have already secured trade deals with 73 countries plus the EU that accounted for £1.1 trillion of UK bilateral trade last year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 05/12/2023 10:29:25 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1628714

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to renegotiate part of the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement given reports of threats to (1) export businesses, and (2) the sustainability of manufacturing operations in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2023 answer text <p>We recognise that the Covid pandemic, war in Ukraine and energy crisis have shocked supply chains, meaning raw material costs for manufacturers of electric vehicles have spiked since we signed the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). This is a problem for manufacturers across Europe, not just in the UK. Ministers have raised this with the European Commission and we're ready to work with the EU and industry to find a joint UK-EU solution.</p><p>The UK Government is supporting industry through the Automotive Transformation Fund and Advanced Propulsion Centre to develop a high-value end-to-end electrified automotive supply chain in the UK and support cutting-edge automotive technologies. In the coming months, the Government will build on these interventions with decisive action to ensure future investment in zero emission vehicle manufacturing.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/06/2023 16:40:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1626929

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken steps to consult the devolved Administrations on the negotiating objectives for the upcoming review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement in 2026.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	184732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to maximising the potential of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement for the benefit of UK citizens, businesses and civil society.</p><p>The government regularly consults the Devolved Administrations on implementing the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 16/05/2023 07:42:07 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith