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Department for Business and Trade: European Union

Asked by Dame Harriett BaldwinConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 8 January 2025UIN 21303

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings for what purpose (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with representatives of the European Union since 5 July 2024.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

Since 5 July 2024, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade has held meetings with Commissioner Dombrovskis on three occasions: an introductory call on 10 July 2024; a meeting at the G7 Trade Ministerial in Italy; and a meeting at the G20 in Brazil. On each of these occasions the Secretary of State underlined the Government’s commitment to reset our relationship with the EU.

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