Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department has taken to increase exports of digital services.

The UK is a services and digital superpower, the world’s second largest services exporter, and the fifth biggest exporter of digital tech services. The Department for International Trade (DIT) announced a refreshed cross-government Export Strategy: Made in UK, Sold to the World last autumn, which is business-focused and centred around a 12-Point Plan. By improving the capability and skills of exporters and internationalising key trading sectors like digital services in fast growing markets, this strategy will change the UK’s exporting culture and our ability to ‘sell to the world.’