Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what responsibilities his Department will have after 29 March 2019 in the event that the House agrees to the EU-UK withdrawal deal.

After 29 March 2019, the Department of International Trade’s responsibilities will continue to be, as they are now:

• To support and encourage UK businesses to drive sustainable international growth;
• To ensure the UK remains a leading destination for international investment and maintains its number one position for international investment stock in Europe;
• To open markets, building a trade framework with new and existing partners which is free and fair;
• To use trade and investment to underpin the government’s agenda for a Global Britain and its ambitions for prosperity, stability and security worldwide.