Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the publication of the negotiation objectives for a US trade deal.

A Free Trade Agreement between the US and the UK would represent an important opportunity to deepen the bilateral trade and investment relationship, and set a global benchmark for how two leading, open and mature economies trade with each other.

There are regular conversations with Cabinet colleagues about the UK’s future trading relations once we leave the EU.

As part of our commitment to an open and transparent approach, before negotiations start we will publish our negotiating objectives.