Inquiry on the future UK-EU relationship on professional and business services launched

• Send a written submission
• Inquiry: The future UK-EU relationship in professional and business services
• EU Services Sub-Committee

Topics

The topics the Committee is seeking evidence on include:

• The importance of different UK professional and business services sectors to the UK's economy and trade in services
• Key priorities of different professional and business services sectors for the future UK-EU relationship
• Provisions needed for the negotiations to minimise the potential barriers to trade, particularly for smaller operators
• Arrangements needed in negotiations for the mobility of professionals
• Mutual recognition of professional qualifications
• Provisions on cross-border investment and rights of establishment
• Regulatory cooperation between the UK and the EU in professional and business services
• Lessons that can be learnt from the EU's existing trade agreements with other third countries
• The potential impact for professional and business services of undertaking UK-EU trade under the WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services framework
• The implications for professional and business services if there were no reciprocal data adequacy arrangements in place between the EU and UK by the end of the transition period
• Opportunities for professional and business services after the transition period

The Committee invites interested individuals and organisations to submit written evidence as soon as possible, with a closing date of 28 June 2020. The Committee is particularly keen to hear from practitioners and small businesses across the UK, including the nations and devolved nations.

Further information

• About Committees: Select committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch committees