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Professions: Qualifications

Asked by Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 17 November 2025UIN 90573

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress he has made on establishing mutual recognition of professional qualifications between the UK and the EU.

Answered by Chris Bryant

HMG remains committed to making it easier for UK and EU professionals to have their qualifications recognised.

The Trade and Cooperation Agreement contains provisions which allow the UK and EU to agree recognition of professional qualifications arrangements for specific sectors. HMG is encouraging and supporting UK regulators to work with their EU counterparts to use these provisions.

In the UK-EU Common Understanding, the UK and EU committed to setting up dedicated dialogues on the implementation of the recognition of professional qualifications provisions. These dialogues will provide a dedicated space for deeper UK-EU collaboration on the recognition of professional qualifications.

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