First Meeting of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement Partnership Council

Statement

My noble Friend, the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office (Rt Hon Lord Frost CMG), has today made the following written statement:

The first meeting of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement Partnership Council will take place on 9 June 2021, in person and by video conference, hosted by the UK.

The meeting will be co-chaired by the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, Rt Hon Lord Frost CMG, and Vice President of the European Commission, Maroš Šefčovič.

The agenda will include nine items:

1. Introduction

1.1 Welcome, opening remarks from the co-chairs

1.2 Formal adoption of the agenda

2. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Customs and Trade Facilitation

3. Fisheries

4. Law Enforcement

5. Long-term visa fees

6. Participation in Union Programmes

7. Update on institutional framework

7.1 Tentative timetable of meetings of Committees under the TCA

7.2 Parliamentary Partnership Assembly

7.3 Civil Society Forum

8. AOB

9. Concluding remarks

The UK delegation will include:

• Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, Rt Hon Lord Frost CMG;

• Paymaster General, Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP;

• Ministers from the devolved administrations.