Extract from Lords debate on Brexit: Creative Industries - Jan 19

Friday, 20 January 2017 07:49

Lord Clement-Jones (LD):...Convinced leavers claim that the world is full of opportunity for trade deals to be done outside the EU but as CETA, the Canadian European Trade Agreement, exemplifies, cultural exceptions are a besetting aspect of trade agreements. What assurance can the Government give about how high up the agenda our creative industries will be in any trade negotiations? These industries need the maximum possible strategic certainty in order to minimise disruption to...Request free trial