Lord Johnson of Lainston corrected a written answer on Brexit

19 April 2024 · Lords written answer · Department for Business and Trade

Lord Birt (Crossbench, Life peer) asked written question HL3357 on 19 March 2024. Lord Johnson of Lainston answered on 16 April 2024 for the Department for Business and Trade, and Lord Johnson of Lainston corrected the answer on 19 April 2024. The figure £855bn in the original became £862bn in the correction. Altogether 6 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to commission a review into the (1) economic, and (2) other, (a) benefits, and (b) disbenefits, of Brexit.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
The Department for Business and Trade has no plans to commission a review into the economic, and other benefits or disbenefits of Brexit. However, to mark the fourth anniversary of Brexit, on 31 st January this year, the Department for Business and Trade published an overview of Brexit successes: Brexit 4th Anniversary Since the referendum the UK has grown faster than Germany, Italy, and Japan. Latest figures show that UK exports are ~~£855bn~~ in current prices and 1% above pre-COVID (2018) levels when adjusting for inflation. The lnternational Monetary Fund (lMF) predicts that between ~~2024-2028~~ the UK will see the third fastest growth in the G7. The Department has secured free trade deals with 73 countries plus the EU, partners that accounted for £1.1 trillion UK trade in 2022 and simplified import tariffs to lower costs for businesses and households.	The Department for Business and Trade has no plans to commission a review into the economic, and other benefits or disbenefits of Brexit. However, to mark the fourth anniversary of Brexit, on 31 st January this year, the Department for Business and Trade published an overview of Brexit successes: Brexit 4th Anniversary Since the referendum the UK has grown faster than Germany, Italy, and Japan. Latest figures show that UK exports are £862bn in current prices and 2% above pre-COVID (2018) levels when adjusting for inflation. The lnternational Monetary Fund (lMF) predicts that between 2024-2029 the UK will see the third fastest growth in the G7. The Department has secured free trade deals with 73 countries plus the EU, partners that accounted for £1.1 trillion UK trade in 2022 and simplified import tariffs to lower costs for businesses and households.

Original

Corrected

The Department for Business and Trade has no plans to commission a review into the economic, and other benefits or disbenefits of Brexit. However, to mark the fourth anniversary of Brexit, on 31 st January this year, the Department for Business and Trade published an overview of Brexit successes: Brexit 4th Anniversary
Since the referendum the UK has grown faster than Germany, Italy, and Japan. Latest figures show that UK exports are ~~£855bn~~ in current prices and 1% above pre-COVID (2018) levels when adjusting for inflation. The lnternational Monetary Fund (lMF) predicts that between ~~2024-2028~~ the UK will see the third fastest growth in the G7.
The Department has secured free trade deals with 73 countries plus the EU, partners that accounted for £1.1 trillion UK trade in 2022 and simplified import tariffs to lower costs for businesses and households.

The Department for Business and Trade has no plans to commission a review into the economic, and other benefits or disbenefits of Brexit. However, to mark the fourth anniversary of Brexit, on 31 st January this year, the Department for Business and Trade published an overview of Brexit successes: Brexit 4th Anniversary
Since the referendum the UK has grown faster than Germany, Italy, and Japan. Latest figures show that UK exports are £862bn in current prices and 2% above pre-COVID (2018) levels when adjusting for inflation. The lnternational Monetary Fund (lMF) predicts that between 2024-2029 the UK will see the third fastest growth in the G7.
The Department has secured free trade deals with 73 countries plus the EU, partners that accounted for £1.1 trillion UK trade in 2022 and simplified import tariffs to lower costs for businesses and households.

The question and answer on the Parliament website.

Receipt

Read from	https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1697252?expandMember=true
Date read	15 October 2026
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