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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 22 November 2024
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Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]

Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement

Meeting date: 31 October 2024

Clare Adamson

If someone is based in Northern Ireland, can they bill from Northern Ireland in a way that a Scottish company or individual cannot, because they are based in Northern Ireland, or will we have to get an answer to that from elsewhere?

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]

Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement

Meeting date: 31 October 2024

Clare Adamson

Thank you. We will certainly be looking for some clarity on that issue.

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]

Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement

Meeting date: 31 October 2024

Clare Adamson

Professor Collins, do you want to respond?

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]

Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement

Meeting date: 31 October 2024

Clare Adamson

That is very helpful.

Professor Collins, Dr Anderson and Dr Marks, thank you very much for attending the committee this morning.

Meeting closed at 10:56.  

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]

Interests

Meeting date: 31 October 2024

Clare Adamson

Thank you very much, Mr Kerr.

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]

Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement

Meeting date: 31 October 2024

Clare Adamson

Thank you for those opening remarks. Transparency was mentioned. One theme in our trade inquiry was an ask for more Government advice and support to the profession. Would you welcome that? Is it needed, or do you think that it will grow naturally within the profession as you negotiate in the TCA?

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]

Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement

Meeting date: 31 October 2024

Clare Adamson

Thank you. That was helpful. I call Mr Brown.

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]

Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement

Meeting date: 31 October 2024

Clare Adamson

Are there any other sources of data or information that the committee could look at to gauge the scale of the change?

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]

Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement

Meeting date: 31 October 2024

Clare Adamson

I have a quick supplementary. Everyone has mentioned the overheads and business costs that are associated with working their way through the regulations. Indeed, we saw the same thing in our trade of goods inquiry, in which it was clear that bigger organisations, such as Scottish Salmon, were more able to absorb such costs. However, some of our smaller manufacturers have had to stop trading with the EU because they cannot absorb the costs. I understand that you do not have a lot of data on the actual numbers and the volume of legal work that was happening, but have you had any indication from your members that smaller firms have been affected in a way that some of the bigger firms in Edinburgh have not?

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee [Draft]

Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement

Meeting date: 31 October 2024

Clare Adamson

I will wind up with a final question, which is for Dr Marks and Dr Anderson in particular. Thank you for mentioning the previous work of the committee, Dr Marks, and the fact that you are now on the domestic advisory group. Why was that such an important step for you, and how do you see your role on that group going forward?