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More transparency is needed on negotiations between the European Union and the United States on a controversial new trade deal, the Government has admitted.
Opponents of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership stepped up their criticism, repeating claims that the deal will lead to NHS services being privatised.
Business Secretary Vince Cable said the UK will greatly benefit from closer economic ties with the US, but added that more transparency was needed to help address public concerns.
In a meeting in London today Mr Cable and UK Trade Minister Lord Livingston will ask EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom to give senior UK parliamentarians access to TTIP treaty text as it is developed, so that they can monitor progress and ask questions on the public's behalf.
http://www.warwickcourier.co.uk/news/national/transparency-urged-on-trade-deal-1-6581866
Opponents of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership stepped up their criticism, repeating claims that the deal will lead to NHS services being privatised.
Business Secretary Vince Cable said the UK will greatly benefit from closer economic ties with the US, but added that more transparency was needed to help address public concerns.
In a meeting in London today Mr Cable and UK Trade Minister Lord Livingston will ask EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom to give senior UK parliamentarians access to TTIP treaty text as it is developed, so that they can monitor progress and ask questions on the public's behalf.
http://www.warwickcourier.co.uk/news/national/transparency-urged-on-trade-deal-1-6581866