Asked by: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative - Mid Worcestershire)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
What recent discussions he has had with the Government of Israel on bilateral trade and investment.
Answered by Liam Fox
I met with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Minister of Economy and Industry Eli Cohen during a visit to Israel in November, when we discussed our record levels of trade and investment and noted the good progress made on our continuity trade arrangement. I agreed with President Netanyahu to increase trade cooperation through joint Government sponsorship of a high-level trade and investment conference in 2019.
Asked by: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative - Mid Worcestershire)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to identify potential barriers to trade and investment after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Government is developing a range of options for identifying and tackling non-tariff market access barriers once we leave the EU. The Secretary of State and I host regular Ministerial Trade Dialogues with overseas markets, which provide an excellent forum for addressing non-tariff barriers to trade. The Government will continue to deploy its international network, and is also able to conduct trade reviews to identify and address trade and investment barriers.