Extract from oral answer (Lords) on EU: Non-financial Services - Sep 2

Thursday, 3 September 2020 09:21

Baroness Ludford (LD) [V]: My Lords, historically the UK led in the push for freedom to provide services across the EU, but now the Government’s determination to leave the single market and to privilege regulatory autonomy over market access and, even worse, their cavalier attitude to no deal risk sacrificing our trade in services, which represents over 80% of our economy and 30 million jobs, and nearly half our exports with a trade surplus with the EU. Any action can only mitigate the...Request free trial