Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of reverting to default World Trade Organisation tariffs on UK businesses; and if he will make a statement.

The Government wants to give UK companies the maximum freedom to trade with and operate in the Single Market – and let European businesses do the same here.The Department for Exiting the European Union, working with officials across government, continues to undertake wide-ranging data analysis looking at over 50 sectors as well as cross-cutting regulatory issues. The Department is also engaging widely with representatives from sectors. This work will inform the UK's position for the upcoming negotiations with our EU partners.