Committee seeks clarity from Ministers on future of Scottish trade post-Brexit

Scottish Affairs Committee question Secretaries of State on post-Brexit trade

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http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/scottish-affairs-committee/news-parliament-2017/secretary-state-brexit-final-evidence-17-19/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/scottish-affairs-committee/news-parliament-2017/secretary-state-brexit-final-evidence-17-19/
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Friday, November 30, 2018
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Brexit, European Union, Withdrawal from the European Union, Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom, Politics, United Kingdom, Aftermath of the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation, Ivan McKee, Brexit negotiations
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  • Ahead of the UK Parliamentary vote on the Brexit withdrawal agreement, the Scottish Affairs Committee will conclude its in-depth inquiry on the future of Scottish trade post-Brexit.
  • The Committee has held six evidence sessions so far, with the Scottish Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation, Ivan McKee MSP, appearing before the Committee two weeks ago.
  • In this final session, the Committee will probe the UK Minister on Scotlands role in post-Brexit UK trade talks, as well as on concerns sector bodies raised throughout the inquiry about possible barriers to future trade and the principles that will underpin future trade deals.
  • George Hollingberry MP, Minister of State for Trade Policy, Department for International Trade
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