Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to ensure that design and civil engineering standards are maintained after the UK leaves the EU.

The UK has a strong track record in developing design and civil engineering standards, both at home and abroad. We have been at the forefront of improving standards, with those that originated from our own national bodies being adopted the world over in a wide range of sectors. We will continue to work with other European countries, and globally, to drive new standards after we leave the EU.