Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on whether the UK will remain party to bilateral trade deals the EU currently has with other countries after the UK leaves the EU.

Ministers and officials in the Department for International Trade are working closely with counterparts across a wide range of countries and markets, in order to promote the UK as a great place to do business and with which to trade. The UK remains committed to pursuing free trade. That includes seeking to achieve continuity in our trade and investment relationships with third countries, including those covered by EU free trade agreements or other EU preferential arrangements.