Seaborne Freight

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:41 pm on 8 January 2019.

Alert me about debates like this

Photo of Chris Grayling Chris Grayling The Secretary of State for Transport 1:41, 8 January 2019

The common transit convention is the international agreement by which trade flows across multiple countries. It has already been announced that in leaving the European Union the United Kingdom will remain part of that convention, which will play a significant part in ensuring that trade flows freely in all situations. None the less, we need to make sure that we cannot get blockages at key ports, and that is what we are working to do.