Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether liberalisation of the UK's agricultural markets has been raised (a) in his discussions with his Australian counterpart and (b) within the Australia-UK trade working group dialogue.

Department for International Trade ministers and officials have discussed a range of trade topics with Australia, including the strong political commitment from Australia and the UK to take the lead in pushing for greater global free trade. In line with normal international diplomatic practice, it would not be appropriate to routinely provide details of private diplomatic engagement with foreign governments.