Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2017 to Question 9154, if he will publish the agenda of the plenary session of the first meeting of UK-US Trade and Investment Working Group that he chaired in July 2017.

The initial meeting of the UK-US Trade and Investment Working Group, including the plenary session chaired by my Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade and the US Trade Representative, Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, discussed a range of trade issues This included ensuring commercial continuity for business as the UK leaves the EU, exploring possible ways to strengthen trade and commercial ties consistent with the EU's common commercial policy, and preparing the ground for a potential future trade agreement once the UK leaves the EU.