Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement aligns with the UK’s commitment to environmental protection.

The Government has made clear that we will not compromise on the UK's environmental protections in our Free Trade Agreements.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) includes an extensive environment chapter which recognises Parties' sovereign right to regulate for their own levels of domestic environmental protection.