Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she will seek membership of the Digital Economy Partnership agreement; and if she will make a statement.

The United Kingdom has no current plans to seek membership of the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement. Current members include New Zealand, Singapore and Chile.

Of these, the United Kingdom is currently finalising her Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand and her Digital Economy Agreement with Singapore. Both will include forward-leaning digital provisions. Finally, the United Kingdom-Chile relationship will be enhanced through the roadmap recently agreed at the United Kingdom-Chile Association Council.

The United Kingdom will continue to develop her position as a world-leader in digital trade, as showcased by the G7 Digital Trade Principles agreed under her Presidency and in the ground-breaking aforementioned agreement with Singapore.