Uk Gov preparations for a no deal scenario

[Yorkie62]

Read and enjoy

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...-deal-scenario

[WTFH]

Headline note so far:
16,000 unelected civil servants running Brexit in the UK. That's half the number that work for the European Commission.

[WTFH]

https://assets.publishing.service.go...are_sector.pdf

Pharmaceutical companies based in the UK to store 6 weeks extra supply of product.
Given that most run with < 1 week supply of their fast moving ones, and that certain products have a lifespan of less than 6 weeks, that's going to be interesting.

[Yorkie62]

https://assets.publishing.service.go...are_sector.pdf

Pharmaceutical companies based in the UK to store 6 weeks extra supply of product.
Given that most run with < 1 week supply of their fast moving ones, and that certain products have a lifespan of less than 6 weeks, that's going to be interesting.

Yes but I have just heard that we ship more 'high end' medicines to the EU than we take from the EU and therefore the EU has potentially a bigger problem than we have. The UK is a net exporter of drugs and medicines, particularly the more specialist types.

I was listening to the Jeremy Vine show on Radio 2 before posting the link and the above information was stated by a pharmaceutical supplier. I know you should treat all these things with a pinch of salt but his credentials seemed credible at the time.

[Yorkie62]

Just nabbed this off the BBC news web site for those that can't be bothered to read the gov docs, some highlights;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45274972

In the 25 documents, which cover industries including medicine, finance and farming, it says:
◾The cost of card payments between the UK and EU will "likely increase" and won't be covered by a ban on surcharges
◾Business trading with the EU should start planning for new customs checks, and might have to pay for new software or logistical help
◾Britons living elsewhere in Europe could lose access to UK banking and pension services without EU action
◾A licence might be needed to import nuclear materials from the EU
◾The UK would continue to accept medicines that have been tested in the EU to ensure a smooth supply

[Yorkie62]

Mr Raab said reaching a deal with the EU was the "overriding priority" and "by far the most likely outcome" but that "we must be ready to consider the alternative".

He also dismissed what he said were "wilder claims" about the impact of not reaching a deal, including that it could spark a "sandwich famine" in the UK.

"Let me assure you that, contrary to one of the wilder claims, you will still be able to enjoy a BLT after Brexit, and there are no plans to deploy the Army to maintain food supplies," he said.


That's a relief then. I can stop stockpiling the BLT

[sasguru]

Yes but I have just heard that we ship more 'high end' medicines to the EU than we take from the EU and therefore the EU has potentially a bigger problem than we have. The UK is a net exporter of drugs and medicines, particularly the more specialist types.

I was listening to the Jeremy Vine show on Radio 2 before posting the link and the above information was stated by a pharmaceutical supplier. I know you should treat all these things with a pinch of salt but his credentials seemed credible at the time.

What a stupid statement to make particularly from a pharma supplier. Who was it out of interest?
The way it works is that various drug companies have products specialised for various diseases.
It's unlikely that the UK deals with more diseases than all the other EU pharma companies combined.
Even if that is true that is of scant comfort to those who have diseases dependent on EU companies' drugs.

[GreenMirror]

https://assets.publishing.service.go...are_sector.pdf

Pharmaceutical companies based in the UK to store 6 weeks extra supply of product.
Given that most run with < 1 week supply of their fast moving ones, and that certain products have a lifespan of less than 6 weeks, that's going to be interesting.

Lets hope sassy's anti-cretinism medication will not be affected.....

[WTFH]

Yes but I have just heard that we ship more 'high end' medicines to the EU than we take from the EU and therefore the EU has potentially a bigger problem than we have. The UK is a net exporter of drugs and medicines, particularly the more specialist types.

I was listening to the Jeremy Vine show on Radio 2 before posting the link and the above information was stated by a pharmaceutical supplier. I know you should treat all these things with a pinch of salt but his credentials seemed credible at the time.

GSK are the biggest pharma manufacturer in the UK with around 5,000 manufacturing jobs
AstraZeneca, Baxter and Novartis are some other big ones with about 100-1000 manufacturing jobs each.
Almac, BCM, BSI & IDIS are possibly the "high end" ones - dealing in genetic medicines - those might be the guys who get a mention on a Jeremy show.

But that's deflecting from the issue. How the EU deals with it is for the EU to worry about. How the UK deals with it is what the UK should be focussing on.

[meridian]

Lewis Goodall (Sky News, @lewis_goodall) has posted a long thread on Twitter about it, commenting on a few of the details:

https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/st...76458642915328