John Redwood – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2016-06-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which EU (a) legislative and (b) other proposals his Department is leading negotiations on for the Government in the Council of the EU.

Anna Soubry

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is responsible for a wide range of EU business, including measures relating to the Single Market; consumer protection; labour markets; research, innovation and higher education; trade; and state aid.

The Department provides Explanatory Memoranda to Parliament on any proposals from the Commission, including those which would be negotiated in Council in accordance with the terms of reference of the parliamentary EU scrutiny committees. These can be found online.