Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she has had with her Turkish counterpart to help ensure continuity of trade with Turkey in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 31 October 2019.

Recognising the importance of our trading relationship with Turkey, my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade spoke with her counterpart, Minister Pekcan, soon after taking up her role. They discussed the challenge of achieving continuity of trade, in a no deal scenario, given Turkey’s customs union with the EU.

Nevertheless they agreed that there continued to be a shared ambition for a strong future trading relationship between Turkey and the UK.