{"value":{"id":859913,"memberId":2616,"member":null,"memberRole":"Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) ","uin":"HLWS513","dateMade":"2018-03-12T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":201,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","title":"Competitiveness Council, 12 March","text":"<p>My hon friend Sam Gyimah, the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation has made the following written ministerial statement:</p><p>The Competitiveness Council (Internal Market and Industry) will take place on 12 March in Brussels. Day two on Research and Space has been cancelled.</p><p>The Council will hold an exchange of views on the European Semester 2018: Digitalisation of the EU Economy. The Council will discuss industrial policy and will look to agree upon a set of Conclusions on a future EU Industrial Policy Strategy for Competitiveness, Growth and Innovation. There will then be a discussion to mark the 25<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Single Market. Finally, there will be a ‘competitiveness check-up’ discussion which I expect to focus on the Externalities of Regulation in Services on Manufacturing.</p><p>The Council will discuss a number of AOB points on the Industry 2030 Roundtable and the Plastic Strategy, both presented by the Commission. The Council will end with a point on Better Regulation presented by the Presidency.</p>","house":"Lords","noticeNumber":0,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":859904,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2018-03-12T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/859913","method":"GET"}]}