Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent meetings he has had with representatives from (a) Iceland, (b) Liechtenstein, (c) Norway and (d) Switzerland on trade with EFTA countries.

Ministers and officials in the Department for International Trade are working closely with counterparts across a wide range of countries and markets, in order to promote the UK as a great place to do business and with which to trade. We are taking advantage of all the opportunities available to us to ensure that Britain becomes the global leader in free trade once we leave the EU.

Most recently, the Minister for Trade Policy met his counterpart trade minister during a visit to Switzerland. My Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has also had a productive discussion with the Norwegian Minister for Trade, Industry and Fisheries.