Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many market access disputes for exporters to the European Market have been recorded since 1 January 2021; and if she will make a statement.

Market access barriers between the United Kingdom and other trading partners, including the EU, are recorded on the Digital Market Access Service (DMAS), an internal digital platform used by government officials to support efforts to remove barriers for British businesses where it is possible to do so.

Barriers are recorded on DMAS when an issue is raised by a company or identified by Post or officials in other government departments. Official statistics, including data showing a breakdown of recorded barriers in overseas regions during the 2020 – 2021 financial year will be published in the coming weeks.