Have Your Say on UK-EU Trade to Commons Select Committee

The House of Commons International Trade Select Committee has launched an inquiry into the UK-EU trading relationship following the end of the post-Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020.

The committee scrutinises the spending, administration and policy of the Department for International Trade and other associated public bodies. Its inquiry is looking at a range of issues relating to the UK's new trading arrangements with the EU, including: the impact they are having on businesses and other stakeholders; how they are being managed through the mechanisms provided for under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA); implications for the UK's wider trade policy; and likely future developments in the UK-EU trading relationship.

This inquiry is currently accepting evidence and wants to hear the views of businesses involved in import and export that can answer the questions in its call for evidence. These are:

• What has been the experience of businesses and other stakeholders in the UK regarding implementation of the trade provisions in the UK-EU TCA?
• How effectively is the UK-EU trade relationship being managed through the mechanisms under the Agreement, including the Partnership Council and the bodies that sit beneath it?
• What impact is the Agreement having, and what might be its future impact, on the UK's wider trade policy – including in relation to trade with non-EU countries?
• How is implementation of the Agreement, along with the wider UK-EU trade relationship, likely to evolve?

If you have something to say (and if we know our readers, many of you will), your submission should be concise - if it's over 3,000 words you should include a short summary as well – and it should include an introduction to yourself or your organisation and your reason for submitting evidence. It must be new comment or information, and should not have been published anywhere already. This includes blogs, newspaper articles, websites and journals.

The Committee can quote from your evidence in its report, which will be published online and available for the public to read, along with your/your organisation's name, although you can ask for your details to be anonymous or confidential.

You can submit evidence until Friday 31 December 2021. More information and details of how to submit your evidence can be found at https://committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evidence/398/

The Committee is also currently conducting other inquiries into UK Trade negotiations, UK Export Finance and COP26 and International Trade.

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