§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how the Government will follow up their recent submission to the European Commission on reforming the rules of origin for preferential trade agreements. [164759]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThe Government are following up their submission in response to the European Commission's Green Paper on the future of rules of origin in preferential trade arrangements through discussions with officials in a range of European Commission Directorates General (Trade Internal Market, Development and Enterprise) and by briefing Commissioners' cabinets ahead of an expected College of Commission discussion. We are also liaising closely with other member states that share our views.