Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress her Department has made in trade negotiations with Canada.
HM Government ran a successful Call for Input over the summer, which asked businesses, non-governmental organisations and the public for their priorities in trade between the United Kingdom and Canada. We are now developing the British negotiating mandate. Before negotiations begin, we will publish our formal response to the Call for Input and our overarching objectives for the negotiations. HM Government of Canada is currently going through a similar process. We look forward to formally commencing talks next year.