Over the next two weeks, the Business, Energy and
Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee will be
holding a series of Brexit evidence hearings on the automotive,
aerospace, pharmaceutical and processed food & drink sectors,
questioning businesses and representative organisations.
The Business Committee will be exploring business responses to
the withdrawal agreement, the political declaration on future
relationship, and the impact of ‘no deal’ on their respective
industrial sectors.
MP, Chair of the Business,
Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said:
“Businesses have been seeking clarity for many months. Now
the Prime Minister has concluded negotiations on the Withdrawal
Agreement and the draft political declaration, it’s important
that we examine the likely impact on businesses and on
investment, supply-chains, on skills and on labour. Following the
Committee’s earlier Brexit work, and to inform the upcoming
debate and vote in the House of Commons, we want to hear from
businesses and their views of the agreement, what they need from
future arrangements, and the potential impact of ‘no deal’ for
their industrial sectors.”
Watch the evidence sessions live on Parliament TV.
Tuesday 27 November 10.45am – Processed food and drink
sector
The Committee’s Brexit hearings start with an evidence hearing on
the processed food & drink sector,
questioning witnesses including Dan Mobley, Corporate Relations
Director, Diageo, Ian Rayson, Director of
Corporate Communications, Nestlé UK, and
Ian Wright, Director General, Food and Drink
Federation.
Wednesday 28 November – Aerospace (9.15am),
Pharmaceuticals (2.30 pm)
On Wednesday, the BEIS Committee will hold two Brexit evidence
sessions. Kicking off with an evidence hearing
on aerospace (at 9.15am), hearing from
witnesses including Katherine Bennett, Senior Vice
President, Airbus UK, Paul Everitt, Chief
Executive, ADS Group, Simon Henley,
President, Royal Aeronautical Society.
In the afternoon (2.15pm), the Committee’s session will focus on
the impact on
the pharmaceuticals sector, with
witnesses including Mike Thompson, Chief
Executive,Association of
the British Pharmaceutical
Industry, Mark Hicken, Managing
Director, Janssen UK (part of the
Johnson and Johnson family of companies) and Pinder Sahota,
General Manager and Corporate Vice President, Novo
Nordisk UK.
Tuesday 4 December – Automotive
On Tuesday 4 December, the Committee will
be holding a session examining the impact on the automotive
sector (witnesses and timing tbc).
The BEIS Committee’s sessions follow up on the Committee’s
earlier inquiries on these sectors. The Committee published a
series of reports examining the impact of Brexit on five
sectors of the UK economy; on the automotive, aerospace,
processed food and drink, pharmaceuticals sector, and civil
nuclear sectors.
