Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations she has received from the automotive industry on potential changes to the UK's international trade agreement with Japan.
The UK and Japan have agreed to negotiate an enhanced bilateral agreement using the existing Economic Partnership Agreement as a basis.
Last year we ran a Call for Input to inform our approach to our future trade relationship with Japan. We received responses from a wide range of sectors, including the automotive industry.
The Automotive Expert Trade Advisory Group facilitates expert technical policy exchanges with relevant experts from academia, regulation and business.
In addition to the above formal structures we will continue to use a variety of mechanisms and engagement structures to ensure that our trade policy works for the whole of the UK.