Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to increase exports.

The refreshed Export Strategy, launched on 17 November as part of International Trade Week, is an action-led 12-point plan that reflects the Government’s commitment to drive an exports-led economic recovery. It will encourage businesses across the UK to seize the export opportunities created by our new independent trade policy and market access work. HM Government will work in partnership with business to help them realise the benefits of international trade, by improving their capability and skills to export, internationalising key trading sectors, and raising the UK’s exporting culture.