World Trade Organisation: Reform

(asked on 21st February 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he plans to take to promote WTO reform and free trade after the UK leaves the EU.


Answered by
George Hollingbery Portrait
George Hollingbery
This question was answered on 26th February 2019

The UK is a strong supporter of the rules-based multilateral trading system and global trade liberalisation.

The WTO is the bedrock of rules-based free trade. The UK welcomed the commitment made at the G20 Summit last year in December to support the necessary reform of the WTO to improve its functioning. Following the UK’s departure from the EU, the UK will continue to champion discussions on WTO reform, and engage with WTO Members at international fora and in our bilateral engagements, in particular on the importance of updating rules on digital trade and ensuring that the WTO dispute settlement system is not undermined. G20 Leaders are committed to return to this matter at their Summit in June.

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