Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has met with her Icelandic counterpart in the last 12 months.

The Secretary of State for Business and Trade has not met her Icelandic counterpart over the last 12 months. The then Minister for Trade (Conor Burns) opened the inaugural UK-EEA/EFTA Joint Committee in September 2022 where discussion focussed on how we could build on our strong trading relationship and maximise the benefits of the UK-EEA/EFTA Free Trade Agreement. Our Trade Commissioner for Europe met the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the British-Icelandic Chamber of Commerce in May 2023 to discuss our Free Trade Agreement, its implementation and next steps with local businesses.