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A letter outlining action already taken by government to engage businesses and planned next steps, following last week바카라 사이트s referendum outcome, has been sent today (3 July 2016) to over 100 of the largest businesses and trade organisations in the UK.

Penned by Business Secretary Sajid Javid and Trade and Investment Minister Lord Price, the letter follows a series of meetings that have taken place over the past week to engage businesses in an 바카라 사이트ongoing dialogue바카라 사이트 with government to hear their 바카라 사이트priorities, issues and ensure we are clear on what you want to see in terms of the end result바카라 사이트. It provides an update on future engagement activity and asks businesses to contribute to 바카라 사이트informing our approach and priorities for engagement with all of our international partners to set out the options for UK trade policy going forward바카라 사이트.

The Business Secretary and Trade and Investment Minister also confirmed that the Chief Executive of the Intellectual Property Office John Alty, has been asked to lead a team tasked specifically with engaging with businesses of all sizes on trade policy issues.

Business Secretary Sajid Javid said:

Now more than ever, businesses need certainty to ensure the best outcome for the UK economy in the coming months so it바카라 사이트s vital that the government maintains an open and continuous dialogue. This is all part of BIS바카라 사이트 Business Strategy to work collaboratively with businesses and we must keep on working together to make sure the world knows that the UK is open for business and remains an attractive place with which to trade and invest.

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It also asks what further work UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) could be engaged in to help them as a business find and capitalise on new export opportunities and attract inward investment.

Trade and Investment Minister Lord Price said:

As part of BIS바카라 사이트 wide-ranging business engagement activity, I have written to a number of companies and inward investors to reiterate that part of my role, as with my predecessors, is ensuring that government바카라 사이트s trade and investment policy is guided by their needs.

The first meeting of the new inter-ministerial group on business engagement, chaired by Mr Javid, will be held next week.

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Published 3 July 2016