Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps he is taking to provide UK businesses with certainty about the UK's future relations with the EU.

We understand that businesses want as much certainty about the future relationship between the UK and EU as soon as possible, and we are engaging with companies across the economy to provide them with the information they need to understand the challenges and opportunities they may face in the coming months and years.

The Prime Minister emphasised this commitment in her Florence speech, where she acknowledged the value of certainty for business and proposed a time-limited period of implementation on current terms. This will give businesses time to adjust, as well as allowing for new systems to be put in place. Our desire is to agree arrangements for this period as soon as possible.