Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of (a) trends in the costs of imports from and exports to the EU and (b) the effects on small businesses of those costs.

This information is publicly available and can be accessed here: ONS Business insights and impact on the UK economy survey Wave 42.

On 1 October DIT launched the Export Support Service, which gives businesses across the UK one place to get answers to practical questions about exporting to Europe by using the digital service on GOV.UK or by phoning the helpline.