PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Overseas Trade: Commonwealth (18 February 2019)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans he has to increase trade with (a) Commonwealth realms and (b) other countries of the Commonwealth after the UK leaves the EU.
Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)
Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)
Answer
At last year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, hosted by the UK, leaders adopted a six-point Connectivity Agenda for Trade and Investment to boost intra-Commonwealth trade to $2 Trillion by 2030. As Chair-In-Office, the UK is committed to working with our Commonwealth partners to achieve this target.
The Government is seeking continuity for existing EU trade arrangements, including those with Commonwealth countries, to ensure there is no disruption to our existing trade as we leave the EU.
Answered by:
Sir George Hollingbery (Conservative)
27 February 2019
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