Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many civil servants in his Department are working full-time with the World Trade Organisation; and if he will make a statement.

In the Department for International Trade, there are nine civil servants working full-time on matters related to the World Trade Organisation. They are supported by officials working in other Departments, including the Department for Exiting the European Union, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.