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Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 6 February 2025UIN 27545

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

We are always looking at ways to reduce barriers to trade - within our clear red lines - because having a smooth trading relationship with European partners is essential to driving growth at home.

This is one of the options we are open to looking at to reduce barriers, and it’s right and responsible that we are looking at it to determine what is in the UK’s national interest. But we do not currently have any plans to join PEM.

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