Economic Growth
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what sectors have been identified as priorities for UK–EU alignment under the growth plan.
Answered by Lucy Rigby
Alignment will be an iterative process and decisions will be based on the national interest principles set out by the Chancellor on 17 March. This means a decision to align will be made if:
- It promotes higher growth, investment, consumer benefits, and jobs for the long-term
- The future direction of policy is sufficiently stable and compatible, in terms of values and objectives
- The UK’s economic and national security and resilience is preserved or enhanced.
The Government is currently negotiating an agrifood deal that could add up to £5.1 billion a year to our economy and increase agricultural exports to the EU by 16 per cent.
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