Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many mutual recognition agreements he plans to negotiation with third countries after the UK leaves the EU.
We are talking to a number of countries about future trading options, including Mutual Recognition Agreements and Free Trade Agreements. We are also using instruments such as Joint Trade Reviews, collaborative in-depth analyses into the mutual trading relationship between the UK and partner countries, to look for areas we can improve our respective bilateral trading and investment relationships.