Asked by: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Question of 30 June 2016, when he plans to respond to that Question; and for what reasons that Question has not yet been answered.
Answered by Greg Hands
I apologise for the time it has taken to answer the hon Member’s question UIN 41519. This was due to an administrative error.
I refer the hon Member for West Bromwich East to the answer I gave to the hon Member for Bristol West 13 October 2016, UIN: 46432.
Asked by: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the Government's capability of negotiating trade agreements.
Answered by Greg Hands
I apologise for the time it has taken to answer the hon Member’s question UIN 41519. This was due to an administrative error.
I refer the hon Member for West Bromwich East to the answer I gave to the hon Member for Bristol West 13 October 2016, UIN: 46432.
Asked by: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the options for new forms of economic relationships with countries outside the EU.
Answered by Greg Hands
Leaving the EU offers us an opportunity to forge a new role for ourselves in the world: to negotiate our own trade agreements and to be a positive and powerful force for free trade.
My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has established the Department for International Trade to promote British trade across the world and ensure the UK takes advantage of the huge opportunities open to us. We are exploring a range of options to maximise the opportunities for the UK’s future trading relations.