Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ranil Jayawardena and Claire Coutinho

Thursday 14th January 2021 Commons Chamber

[Mr Jayawardena]

I thank the Chairman of the International Trade Committee for his question. I can be clear that we are firmly committed to upholding our high environmental, food safety and animal welfare standards now that we are outside the EU. Indeed, we have the agility and flexibility to enhance them where we believe that that is right. We can also go further on trade. That includes recently opening new opportunities for fish by securing approval from Brazil for seven new British fisheries facilities, which means that companies can now sell high-quality British fish to an import market that was worth almost £1 billion in 2019.

[Claire Coutinho (East Surrey) (Con)]

What progress she has made in securing continuity trade agreements.