The House of Lords EU Committee will next week take evidence from
representatives of eight of the British Overseas Territories as its
scrutiny of the impact of Brexit continues.
Giving evidence to the Committee will
be:
ï‚· Victor Banks, Chief
Minister, Government of Anguilla
ï‚· Dr Derrick Binns, Secretary
of the Cabinet, Government of Bermuda
ï‚· Dr. Hon. D Orlando Smith
OBE, British Virgin Islands Government
ï‚· MLA Roger
Edwards, Falkland Islands Government
ï‚· Donaldson Romeo, Hon.
Premier of Montserrat, Government of Montserrat
ï‚· Ms Kedell Worboys, UK
Representative, St Helena Island
ï‚· Chris Carnegy, UK
Representative, Government of Tristan da Cunha
ï‚· The Premier Hon. Sharlee
Cartwright-Robinson, Turks & Caicos
Government
Areas the session will cover include the potential
impact if Brexit restricts the ability of residents of Overseas
Territories to travel in the EU, the impact of the loss of EU
funding, the extent to which Overseas Territories rely on trade
with the EU, any possible benefits for the Overseas Territories
from Brexit and whether the UK Government is doing enough to
engage the Overseas Territories in the Brexit
process.
The evidence session will start at 4.10pm on
Monday 10 July in Committee Room 4A of the House of
Lords.
