Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the (a) Trade Agreement and (b) parallel Fisheries Framework Agreement being drafted in respect Greenland include specific reference to the UK’s access to that country's fisheries.

My officials are engaged in discussions with the Government of Greenland to deliver a Free Trade Agreement and a Fisheries Framework Agreement which meet the UK’s needs and aspirations. We are unable to comment further on the contents of live negotiations.