Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with UK trade partners on maintaining International Labour Organisation standards in future trade agreements.

HM Government shares the high regard of the British people for worker protections and has made clear that we will not compromise on these.

Whilst the precise details of any British free trade agreement are a matter for formal?negotiations?and we would not seek to pre-empt these discussions, we are exploring all options in the design of future trade and investment agreements, including possible labour provisions, to make sure that future trade upholds Britain’s own high standards and our international obligations.