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Brexit Round up Pharma Sector.Pdf This report will collate all key activity from the last week in Westminster, Whitehall, the European Commission, European Parliament and leading stakeholders as it relates to the pharmaceuticals sector and Brexit. Table of Content EU: Brexit task force takes shape EU: Junker makes State of the Union speech EU: EP President says “no negotiation without notification” UK: Transcript of committee inquiry on EU membership and science UK: Written answer on biotechnology and drug UK: Chancellor holds round table with business UK: Brexit and health inquiry launched by MPs UK: Health and Care Innovation Expo takes place UK: Media reports on shelved life sciences report UK: International Trade secretary speech in Dubai EU: Brexit’s impact on EU budget EU: Leaders reflect on future of union EU: Central European countries threaten to veto Brexit deal EU: Brexit task force takes shape On September 14, the European Commission confirmed its decision to set up a Task Force for the preparation and conduct of the Brexit negotiations under Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union. Former French Commissioner Michel Barnier, appointed as the Commission’s Chief Negotiator on Brexit in July, will lead this Task Force which will be responsible for coordinating all strategic, operational, legal and financial issues related to the negotiations. In setting up the Task Force, the Commission also appointed Sabine Weyand, currently Deputy Director-General in the Commission's Trade Department (DG Trade), as Deputy Chief Negotiator. Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said: “This new Task Force will be composed of the Commission's best and brightest. They will help Michel Barnier to conduct the negotiations with the United Kingdom effectively, benefiting from the deep knowledge and rich experience available across the whole Commission. Together, Michel and his team will live up to this new challenge and help us to develop a new partnership with the United Kingdom after it will have left the European Union.” Although little is known about what concrete preparations the Commission has undertaken, Barnier has said that he expects the talks with the UK to be “tough”. Speaking to the French newspaper Ouest France, he expressed the view that the outcome of the UK referendum was a result of the EU’s “ultra- liberal drift,” whereby its citizens “feel they are not listened to.” Europe must therefore “prove again its added value for citizens,” he claimed. Reports suggest that Barnier is planning to make a tour of EU capitals after he officially assumes his new role on October 1, in order to weigh up what Member States expect from the negotiations. In addition to the Commission Task Force, the Council of the EU has set up its own Task Force for the negotiations with the UK, headed by Belgian diplomat Didier Seeuws. It is not yet clear, however, what the balance of responsibilities between both teams will be. Members Area by using: EU: Junker makes State of the Union speech Members Area by us On September 14, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker gave his annual State of the Union speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. His speech made only a passing reference to the issue of the UK’s pending withdrawal from the EU – he acknowledged the country’s decision to leave and hoped that the British Government would trigger Article 50 as soon as possible. The issue was touched upon in the following debate by Belgian liberal MEP Guy Verhofstadt, who was appointed on September 8 as the Parliament’s lead Brexit negotiator. The MEP argued that Brexit should be seen as an “opportunity” and that, while the British Government wants to make it a success for the UK, the EU also has a duty to make it a success for Europe. His comments came after being labelled a “fanatic” by British MEP Nigel Farage. Also during the debate, Italian MEP Gianni Pittella, President of the Parliament’s Socialists and Democrats Group, expressed frustration with the delay in starting the Brexit negotiations, claiming that the British Prime Minister was holding the EU hostage. British MEP Syed Kamall, who leads the Parliament’s Conservative and Reformists Group, said that the result of the UK referendum should serve as a warning to other Member States about citizens’ growing discontent with European integration. Their legitimate concerns should not be dismissed, he warned. Following his address at the European Parliament, President Juncker also spoke about Brexit during his speech at the University of Zürich on September 19, marking the 70th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s ‘Europe speech’. He said: “We are now preparing for negotiations with our British friends, when our British friends get around to asking to leave. It is a source of considerable surprise to us that no such request has yet reached Brussels.” Regardless, he stressed that the EU is “not at war” with the UK and hoped to reach a “fair deal” with the country. EU: EP President says “no negotiation without notification” On September 22, the European Parliament President Martin Schulz met with UK Prime Minister Theresa May and London Mayor Sadiq Khan to discuss the future of UK-EU relations. Also, today – September 23 – he will hold a meeting with the leader of the UK Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn and deliver a speech at the London School of Economics on ‘The EU and Britain: parting ways but working together’. Speaking to the Parliament Magazine website ahead of his visit, Schulz explained that the purpose of the visit was to “get a pulse from the British authorities on the state of affairs on Brexit and EU-UK relations” and that he would “reiterate the principle of no negotiation without notification.” Moreover, he expressed the hope that Article 50 would be triggered as early as possible in order to “limit uncertainty.” UK: Speech by Prime Minister to the UN General Assembly This week, the Prime Minister declared the UK's commitment as a confident and dependable partner in her first address to the UN General Assembly. Theresa May said the UK would not "walk away from our partners in the world" and warned that people felt left behind by the "increasing pace of globalisation". May also held a series of face-to-face meetings with other leaders and take part in a summit on refugees called by US president Barack Obama. UK: Transcript of committee inquiry on EU membership and science The Science and Technology Select Committee has published the transcript of the meeting on Tuesday 13 September on EU membership and UK science. They took evidence from Professor Sir David Greenaway, Chair, the Russell group, and Vice- Chancellor, University of Nottingham; Professor David Phoenix OBE, UK: Transcript of committee inquiry on EU membership and science The Science and Technology Select Committee has published the transcript of the meeting on Tuesday 13 September on EU membership and UK science. They took evidence from Professor Sir David Greenaway, Chair, the Russell group, and Vice-Chancellor, University of Nottingham; Professor David Phoenix OBE, Chair, MillionPlus, and Vice-Chancellor, London South Bank University; and Dr Patrick Vallance, President, Pharmaceuticals R&D, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). The committee is holding a short inquiry as a follow-up to the earlier report on the subject. UK: Written answer on biotechnology and drugs Conservative MP for Bolton West Chris Green had tabled a written question on what plans the Chancellor had to engage with the bio-tech and pharmaceutical industry as part of that industry engagement. In response this week, Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke stated the Treasury regularly engaged with businesses from all sectors and valued the opportunity to hear their views. He said “over the next month, the Chancellor will be meeting with over 80 representatives from businesses of all sizes, and from a wide variety of sectors and regions, including the bio-tech and pharmaceutical industry”. UK: Chancellor holds round table with business The Chancellor Philip Hammond has this week met with British businesses from all over the country to listen to their views ahead of his first Autumn Statement. The roundtable events at the Treasury and Downing Street also included discussions around leaving the European Union, with the Chancellor urging businesses to make the most of the new opportunities that Brexit presents. Attendees at the meetings have come from a cross section of Britain's leading business groups including the CBI, FSB and BCC where companies like BMW, British Airways, Sainsbury's, TSB and Shell UK and Ireland have all been represented. The Chancellor also discussed boosting UK growth and productivity with senior executives from John Lewis, Rolls Royce, BAE Systems and CISCO in a dedicated roundtable. Media reports subsequently suggest many businesses are frustrated by the lack of a single point of contact in government to which business could represent its views. There are also reports this week that the UK prime minister’s official business advisory group is being dissolved with Downing Street saying May wanted to engage with business “in a different way” from her predecessor David Cameron, who used the group for set-piece consultations with bosses. Members Area by using: UK: Brexit and health inquiry launched by MPs The Health Committee invites written submissions on the priorities for health and social care in the negotiations on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union. The evidence submitted to the Committee's pre-referendum inquiry into the impact of EU membership on health and social care has demonstrated the wide range of areas in which EU membership affects this policy area. The Committee is now seeking views on what the most important issues are to which attention will need to be paid in the withdrawal negotiations and what outcomes should be sought from them.
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