Asked by: Bill Esterson (Labour - Sefton Central)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on retaining the trade pillar of the current EU Central America Trade Agreement.
Answered by Mark Field
As agreed at the March European Council, during the implementation period the UK is to be treated as a Member State for the purposes of international agreements. This includes the EU Central America Association Agreement. This provides certainty and confidence that there will be no disruption to existing relationships underpinned by international agreements. We are engaging with partner countries to ensure continuity of the effect of existing agreements, adjusted appropriately to reflect our departure from the European Union.
Asked by: Bill Esterson (Labour - Sefton Central)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department takes to provide (a) information on its services in British Sign Language (BSL) and (b) correspondence in BSL to people whose principal language is BSL.
Answered by Mark Field
Information on all our Consular services are provided online and the FCO ensures that it complies with best practice on accessibility of information as set out by the Government Digital Service. We do not currently provide information on our services via British Sign Language.