Question follow-through · 19615
Brexit: Economic Growth
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) leaving the EU single market and (b) ending free movement with the EU on economic growth; and if he will make an assessment
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 11 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 16 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 17 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) leaving the EU single market and (b) ending free movement with the EU on economic growth; and if he will make an assessment
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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17 Dec 2024
Answer published
We are resetting the relationship with our European friends to strengthen ties and tackle barriers to trade. But we’ve been clear that there will be no return to the single market. Hearing from businesses about how they have been impacted by Brexit and ho...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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