Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he plans to take to facilitate closer and freer trading relationships with Jamaica and other Commonwealth nations when the UK leaves the EU.

The government is committed to seeking continuity in our current trade and investment relationships as we leave the EU. We look forward to working with our friends and allies in the Commonwealth, including Jamaica, to achieve this.

We want to increase not only UK trading links with the Commonwealth but also encourage greater intra–Commonwealth trade and investment. This will be a theme of the upcoming Commonwealth Summit in London. By creating a more vibrant and free trading environment globally, the UK will be much better placed to expand existing trade and investment relations, thereby promoting prosperity, stability and security.