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UK Relations with EU: Trade Barriers

Asked by Ben MaguireLiberal DemocratCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 14 January 2025UIN 22539

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits and (b) impact on trade barriers of re-joining the EU (i) single market and (ii) customs union.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The Government is resetting the relationship with our European friends to strengthen ties and tackle barriers to trade. We have been clear that there will be no return to the customs union or the single market.

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