EU Free Trade Agreements

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 10:40 am on 24 January 2019.

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Photo of Kerry McCarthy Kerry McCarthy Labour, Bristol East 10:40, 24 January 2019

Businesses, including one in my constituency, are already moving operations to mainland Europe because of doubts about whether they will have market access to places such as South Korea. There are hints that we will focus on the higher value trade agreements and at least get them in place come Brexit day. However, if an SME’s trade is with one of the smaller countries, that is every bit as important for it and for the people it employs as the trade deal with South Korea. We need all 40 in place, and the Minister did assure us that that would happen. Has he not completely let down those people?