Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with his Cypriot counterpart on increasing (a) imports to and (b) exports from Cyprus after the UK leaves the EU.

There have not as yet been any official discussions between my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade and Cypriot counterparts on increasing imports to and exports from Cyprus after the UK leaves the EU.

However, as Cyprus is a longstanding and valued trading partner of the UK - regional representatives from the Department for International Trade and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office meet on a regular basis with Cypriot stakeholders to discuss ongoing business and government; ways of improving and expanding ongoing trade relations and the deep friendship between our two countries.