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Asked by Clive JonesLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 24 October 2024UIN 10260

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to negotiate mutual recognition of conformity assessment results between the European Union and the United Kingdom.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

This Government is committed to working with the EU to identify areas where we can strengthen cooperation for mutual benefit and realise the potential of the UK-EU relationship by tackling unnecessary barriers to trade to support growth in the UK and Europe.

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