Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with representatives from President-Elect Trump’s transition team on UK-US trade.

The incoming US administration is currently in the process of nominating members of its Cabinet and appointing senior staff.

The Prime Minister had a warm introductory call with President-elect Trump on 6 November. During this call, the Prime Minister offered his congratulations and said he looked forward to working closely with President-elect Trump across all areas of the special relationship.