To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reported concerns amongst EU officials about the UK's proposals for a trading relationship after Brexit.
Answered on
20 February 2018
We are seeking a bold and ambitious economic partnership that is of greater scope and ambition than any such existing agreement. We want to have the greatest possible tariff- and barrier-free trade with our European neighbours, as well as to negotiate our own trade agreements around the world.
We have undertaken an extensive programme of engagement. Ministers and senior officials from across Government have been engaging extensively with both the European Institutions and the 27 Member States. We continue to welcome ministers from across Europe to London on a regular basis. We are clear that we want the EU to succeed: a strong and stable EU, with the UK as its closest partner, is in all of our shared interests.