Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to open up financial and services markets in developing economies.

The Department for International Trade is committed to delivering the best international trading framework for the UK, including maximising opportunities across the financial and services markets.

The Department for International Trade and the Department for International Development are working closely together to ensure development and global prosperity are at the heart of UK trade and investment policy and to help shape the UK’s future trade arrangements with developing countries.