Committee examines the impact of future UK-EU trading arrangements

International Trade Committee take evidence on World Trade Organization schedules and the Government Procurement Agreement

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Thursday, November 15, 2018

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Jonathan Athow, Deputy National Statistician for Economic Statistics, Office for National Statistics
The Committee will first examine the steps required for the UK to establish its position in international trade arrangements after Brexit such as fixing terms for membership of the WTO and signing up to the Agreement on Government Procurement.
The Committee will consider with the UKs Ambassador to the WTO the implications of the recent statement to Parliament by the International Trade Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, that plans to fast-track UK arrangements at the WTO had been objected to by 20 countries.
In the second panel of Tuesdays session, the Committee will focus on post-Brexit Northern Ireland trade with non-EU countries.
The Committee will hear from both private and public sector representatives on current Northern Ireland trade patterns, and how these might be affected by the possible forms that Brexit could take particularly in relation to any special status that the province may be given.