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date	05/02/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Switzerland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2018 to Question 125209 on Trade Agreements, whether an agreement to maintain the EU free trade arrangements with Switzerland will require the maintenance of provisions for the free movement of people.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	126629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>We will be seeking, wherever possible, to secure continuity with third countries as we withdraw from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>During the implementation period, the existing international agreements we are party to should continue to apply, including the EEA Agreement, Swiss- EU bilaterals and other agreements which govern the crucial elements of our trading and non-trading relationship with the EFTA states of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. We have said that people should be able to continue to live, work and visit the UK during the implementation period but there will be a registration system in preparation for our future immigration regime.</p><p> </p><p>Once the implementation period ends, we will no longer participate in these agreements and will need to put in place new arrangements with these countries. After we leave we will put in place an immigration system which works in the best interests of the whole of the UK. The UK will remain open for business; a country which recognises the valuable contribution migrants make to our society and welcomes those with the skills and expertise to make our nation better still.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 126631 question first answered 08/02/2018 17:40:44 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

837512

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Norway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2018 to Question 125209 on trade agreements, whether in maintaining the effects of existing EU free trade agreements with Norway, the UK will maintain the existing provisions for free movement.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	126631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>We will be seeking, wherever possible, to secure continuity with third countries as we withdraw from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>During the implementation period, the existing international agreements we are party to should continue to apply, including the EEA Agreement, Swiss- EU bilaterals and other agreements which govern the crucial elements of our trading and non-trading relationship with the EFTA states of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. We have said that people should be able to continue to live, work and visit the UK during the implementation period but there will be a registration system in preparation for our future immigration regime.</p><p> </p><p>Once the implementation period ends, we will no longer participate in these agreements and will need to put in place new arrangements with these countries. After we leave we will put in place an immigration system which works in the best interests of the whole of the UK. The UK will remain open for business; a country which recognises the valuable contribution migrants make to our society and welcomes those with the skills and expertise to make our nation better still.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 126629 question first answered 08/02/2018 17:40:44 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

837509

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to his Answer of 1 February to Question 125248 on Trade Agreements, whether the continuity for business, investors and consumers will include UK membership of the (a) European Free Trade Association and (b) European Economic Area Joint Committee in order to maintain economic relations with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	126628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK is not currently a member of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA). We have no plans to join EFTA.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>During the implementation period, the existing international agreements to which we are a party should continue to apply, including the EEA Agreement which governs crucial elements of our trading and non-trading relationship with the EEA EFTA states.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Once the implementation period ends, we will no longer be participants in the EU's international agreements, including the EEA Agreement. We will instead seek to put in place new arrangements to maintain our relationship with these states.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 08/02/2018 16:44:08 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

837508

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Switzerland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2018 to Question 125248 on trade agreements, whether the 20 EU-Switzerland joint committees to oversee bilateral agreements will be replicated by UK-Switzerland joint committees.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	126627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State made clear in his speech in Teesside last month, the existing international agreements we are party to should continue to apply during the implementation period.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Once the implementation period ends, we will no longer be participants in the EU's international agreements. We will continue to work with third countries, including Switzerland, to agree how best to ensure continuity beyond the Implementation Period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 08/02/2018 16:40:26 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner