The UK’s relationship with the European Union (EU) is governed by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). The TCA entered into force on 1 May 2021 and there is provision in the agreement for a joint review of the implementation of the Agreement five years after its entry into force. The Committee is looking at the TCA now so that we can contribute to the discussions at the UK and EU level that may take place in the run up to such a review.
Our focus is on trade in goods and services. The Committee wants to know from this inquiry how well the TCA is working for trade and whether there is an interest in developing the EU-UK trading relationship further.
The following organisations, some of whom also spoke to the Committee, provided written submissions
Agricultural Industries Scotland (720KB, pdf) posted 06 June 2024
Federation of Small Business (162KB, pdf) posted 06 June 2024
Food and Drink Federation Scotland (197KB, pdf) posted 25 January 2024
Katy Hayward (Committee Adviser) following the Safeguarding the Union Deal (705KB, pdf) posted 06 June 2024
NFU Scotland (635KB, pdf) posted 06 June 2024
Prosper (292KB, pdf) posted 06 June 2024
Salmon Scotland (838KB, pdf) posted 27 March 2024
Scottish Chamber of Commerce (143KB, pdf) posted 06 June 2024
Scottish Enterprise (692KB, pdf) posted 06 June 2024
Scottish Meat Wholesalers (134KB, pdf) posted 27 March 2024
Scottish Food and Drink (88KB, pdf) posted 27 March 2024
Seafood Scotland (138KB, pdf) posted 27 March 2024
Scottish Quality Crops (121KB, pdf) posted 27 March 2024
Quality Meat Scotland (741KB, pdf) posted 06 June 2024
The inquiry was discussed at the following Committee meetings:
The Committee has sent and received the following correspondence during the inquiry:
Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture relating to the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Committee Report, 28 October 2024
Response from Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office, HM Paymaster General in relation to the Committee's report, 1 October 2024
Letter from the Convener to Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP regarding the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Barriers to trade in goods and opportunities to improve the UK-EU trading relationship
Correspondence and summary report from the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture in relation to UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, 10 June 2024