Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his Japanese counterpart on a potential trade agreement after the UK leaves the EU.

The UK and Japanese governments continue to engage on a future trade agreement based on the commitment made on 10^th January this year by the Prime Ministers of Japan and the UK. This agreement is to be as ‘ambitious, high standard and mutually beneficial as the Japan-Europe EPA’, and Japan is supportive of future UK membership of the comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans-Pacific partnership (CPTPP). We are continuing to work with Japan to realise these opportunities for a stronger trading relationship.