Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have secured continued recognition from any third countries that the UK will be treated as an EU member state for trading purposes during the transition period.

The UK and EU have agreed that the UK is to be treated as a Member State for the purposes of international agreements during the Implementation Period. This is a positive and significant step to secure continuity in our international trading relationships as we leave the EU.

Discussions on this approach are taking place with our trading partners, and many have already issued public statements in support of the approach.