Department for Business and Trade written question – answered at on 24 June 2026.
Patrick Hurley
Labour, Southport
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with European counterparts on improving mutual recognition of professional qualifications to support UK skills shortages and export sectors.
Chris Bryant
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Government remains committed to strengthening recognition of professional qualifications with the EU.
We continue to seek UK-EU recognition agreements for priority regulated professions via the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. We do so by Ministers raising it regularly with European counterparts, via the UK-EU dedicated dialogue on the recognition of professional qualifications which took place in April 2026, and by encouraging and supporting UK regulators to work with their EU counterparts, including through guidance and funding.
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