Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Government's negotiating position is that the provisions of any implementation agreement will extend to the countries within the EEA.

Our aim is to ensure continuity during the implementation period, with international partners and the EU, and certainty for businesses and individuals.

As such, our existing international agreements should continue to apply during the proposed time-limited implementation period.

This includes the EEA Agreement and other important agreements which govern crucial elements of our trading and non-trading relationship with the three EEA EFTA states - Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

Once the implementation period ends, we will no longer participate in the EU's international agreements. We will instead seek to put in place new arrangements to maintain our relationships with these countries.