Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what meetings he and Ministers of his Department have had with members of the Mexican government in (a) Mexico and (b) London in the last 12 months.

My noble Friend the Minister of State for Trade Policy (Lord Price) visited Mexico in April 2016 and met with the President, the Finance Secretary, the Secretary for the Economy, the Minister of State for Trade Policy and the Chief Executive of the state oil company Pemex, who has a seat in Cabinet.

Earlier this month he visited Mexico again meeting with the Secretary for the Economy, the Minister of State for Trade Policy and the Deputy Foreign Minister.