Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2020 to Question 43823, which (a) non-governmental organisations, (b) trade unions and (c) businesses her Department plans to consult prior to commencing trade negotiations with Turkey.

My Department continues to engage with a range of interested parties to understand their priorities and inform the United Kingdom’s approach to trade with countries where trade arrangements may change once we have left the European Union, including Turkey.

Many have been clear in their message that HM Government’s priority should be to secure continuity, as far as is possible, in our trading relationships by the end of the transition period. Doing so has been the central focus of the United Kingdom-Turkey Trade Working Group, through which productive bilateral discussions continue in this challenging time.