Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he has plans to include in future trade deals provisions in relation to currency manipulation.

The Government is working with countries across the world to explore the best ways to develop our current trade and investment relationships and ensure that the United Kingdom becomes a global leader in free trade once we leave the European Union.

We are exploring all options in the design of future trade agreements and are committed to an inclusive and transparent trade policy. As part of this commitment, we launched public consultations on possible future trade agreements with the United States, Australia and New Zealand, and on the UK potentially seeking accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). These consultations are open for 14 weeks and will close at 23:59 on 26 October 2018.

We are not yet in a position therefore to comment on specific proposals, such as possible provisions covering currency manipulation.