MPs to quiz Brexit priorities

The BEIS select committee has launched an inquiry into the UK’s Brexit negotiation priorities for energy and climate change policy.

The inquiry, ‘Leaving the EU: negotiation priorities for energy and climate change policy’, will examine the implications of the UK’s departure from the EU on the energy sector and the UK’s national climate change commitments.

It will also determine which policy areas should be prioritised for continued co-operation during the exit negotiation process and how investor confidence can be maintained before and post-Brexit.

The inquiry will also examine which aspects of EU policy should be maintained following departure.

The inquiry marks the first BEIS committee’s inquiry on energy and climate change following last month’s demise of the energy and climate change select committee.

BEIS committee chairman Ian Wright said: “We are keen to hear from stakeholders about what they want from the UK’s exit negotiations and we will want to consider how best to maintain investor confidence and security of supply as we leave the EU.

“We also want to explore how, post-Brexit, the UK can build on its international standing in climate leadership and as a centre for low-carbon innovation.”

The deadline for evidence submission is 16 December. Evidence sessions will begin in the New Year.

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