Next Steps in Leaving the European Union

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:32 pm on 10 October 2016.

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Photo of Anne Main Anne Main Conservative, St Albans 4:32, 10 October 2016

I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his statement. In particular, I liked the section in which he said that he wants to give as much certainty as possible to employers, investors, consumers and workers. Half of St Albans’ economically active population works in London, and many of them work in financial services and the knowledge-based economy. What conduit can they have to input into the process through which we are now going, and what assurances can he give me that London and the UK will maximise free trade with Europe while tapping into the growth markets around the world?