Asked by: Lord Steel of Aikwood (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for ministerial or other visits to South Africa to establish trade deals after Brexit.
Answered by Lord Price
Secretary of State Fox and Lord Price have both met with Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry in South Africa, and DIT Ministers are keen to visit South Africa in the near future. We are committed to strengthening ties as the UK prepares to leave the European Union and to work together to identify trade and investment opportunities that will benefit not only the UK and South Africa, but across the wider southern Africa and Africa region.
Asked by: Lord Steel of Aikwood (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for increasing trade with, and investments in, Taiwan.
Answered by Lord Price
The UK enjoys a strong trade and investment relationship with Taiwan. Bilateral trade reached £5.8bn in 2014, a rise of more than 50% on the level five years ago.
Building on the visit to Taiwan in September 2016 by The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, Minister of State for Trade and Investment, we will continue to work with the Taiwanese authorities to address market access issues and to further increase UK trade with Taiwan as we promote the UK as a place to do business and trade with.