Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that environmental, social and governance factors and sustainability are an integral part of the UK's future international trade deals.

Environmental, social, governance and sustainability are considerations at the heart of British trade policy, and the Government will continue to ensure a high level of protection of the environment and workers’ rights by including ambitious labour and environmental provisions within new Trade Agreements.

The UK’s Free Trade Agreements will facilitate trade in goods and services which support the deployment of low carbon, carbon capture, and energy efficient technology in Britain. These agreements will also underpin international cooperation in research and development, and reaffirm the UK’s sovereign right to regulate in pursuit of net zero by 2050.