Lord Frost to be quizzed after bumpy start to UK-EU post-Brexit relationship
Monday 17 May 2021
Tomorrow, the new House of Lords European Affairs Committee will hear from Lord Frost and Cabinet Office officials on the UK’s relationship with the EU, following several public disagreements.
Following the agreement of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) at the end of 2020, there have been a number of ongoing tensions. These have included over the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine, the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and disputes between Jersey and France over fishing rights.
The committee will therefore look to gain more clarity on the current state of UK-EU relations, including how well the TCA is functioning.
The remote evidence session will take place from 4pm on Tuesday 18 May 2021 and can be viewed on parliamentlive.tv
Witnesses:
- Lord David Frost CMG, Minister of State, Cabinet Office
- Emma Churchill, Director General of the Border and Protocol Delivery Group, Cabinet Office
- Rebecca Ellis, Director of the Northern Ireland/Ireland Unit, Cabinet Office
Questions likely to be asked in the session include:
- Overview of the current state of the UK-EU relationship
- Governance and scrutiny arrangements for the UK-EU TCA
- Citizens’ rights and the EU Settlement Scheme
- Trade in goods and financial services Operation of the law enforcement agreement within the TCA
- The UK data adequacy decision
