Question follow-through · 3196
UK Trade with EU
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of dynamic alignment mechanisms with the European Union with the principle of parliamentary sovereignty.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 20 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 5 Jun 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of dynamic alignment mechanisms with the European Union with the principle of parliamentary sovereignty.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Jun 2026
Answer published
The government has made a sovereign choice to align with EU rules where it is in our national interest, while sticking to the red lines set out in our manifesto. The new agreements on food and drink, emissions trading and electricity will reduce barriers ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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