Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions her Department has had with the World Trade Organisation since 30 September 2020 on the (a) authorisation of the UK to impose tariffs on exports from the US after 31 December 2020 in retaliation against that country's subsidies for Boeing and (b) financial limit up to which those tariffs can be imposed.

The UK is entitled, under World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules, to impose its proper share of the authorised retaliatory rights following the end of the Transition Period. The UK has engaged with both the US and EU to explain its position. However, it is our firm belief that instead of escalating, we need to de-escalate the issue and work together towards a swift negotiated settlement as soon as possible. The financial limit of UK countermeasures would reflect the harm suffered by UK industry as a result of US subsidisation of Boeing, in accordance with WTO principles.