Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the terms of the Free Trade Agreement with Australia will commence.

Our ground-breaking free trade agreement with Australia is our first ‘from scratch’ since we left the EU, and is set to benefit every nation and region of the UK. We are working hard to bring the FTA into force at the earliest opportunity so businesses and consumers can reap the benefits. This includes working to pass the necessary legislation and to coordinate with Australia. We expect to be able to bring the agreement into force this spring.