Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Department of Health on the export of personal protective equipment from the UK; and if she will make a statement.

This Department has engaged regularly with the Department for Health and Social Care in relation to the UK’s response to Covid-19. This has included assistance to establish their export authorisation processes under the European Commission’s Regulation for the export of Personal Protective Equipment. The Government’s policy is now outlined here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-protective-equipment-ppe-export-control-process.