Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with her ministerial colleagues at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on how the UK's overseas posts may be used more effectively to promote Northern Ireland trade and investment.

I have regular discussions with ministerial colleagues, including in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on the importance of promoting Northern Ireland trade and investment.

Our Embassies abroad regularly work with InvestNI and the Northern Ireland Executive to assist with trade missions led by Northern Ireland Ministers. I shall be discussing with the incoming UKTI Chief Executive shortly how best UKTI posts abroad can work even closer with their counterparts in InvestNI.