Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to provide guarantees to UK exporters that they will have continued access to preferential tariffs secured through the EU’s free trade agreements; and if so, what progress they have made on ensuring that such guarantees can be made.

The Government is committed to securing continuity of existing EU trade agreements and other preferential arrangements as we leave the EU. At the March European Council, we agreed with the EU that the UK is to be treated as a Member State for the purposes of international agreements, for the duration of the implementation period.

We are also engaging with partner countries to ensure continuity of existing arrangements beyond the Implementation Period.