Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations his Department has received from chemical companies based in the UK on their access to EU markets after the UK leaves the EU.

The Department for International Trade, and other departments including DExEU, BEIS, DEFRA and HSE, have had extensive discussions with representatives from both UK based chemicals companies and trade bodies such as the Chemical Industries Association, the British Coatings Federation and others at both Ministerial and official level. The Department will continue to hold such discussions, as it does with many sector representatives.