Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2018 to Question 122986, what representations he has received on whether the adoption of existing EU Free Trade Agreements with third party countries can only happen with the agreement of the EU and those countries.

Since the Trade White Paper was published, the Government has engaged extensively with stakeholders and will continue this programme of engagement until continuity in trade agreements is secured.

Respondents have welcomed the government’s commitment to providing stability and certainty for businesses and consumers, by seeking to continue existing EU-Third country trade agreements. The Government is working towards this end.