Worldwide Free Trade - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:53 pm on 16 April 2018.

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Photo of Baroness Fairhead Baroness Fairhead The Minister of State, Department for International Trade 2:53, 16 April 2018

Clearly, in the Department for International Trade we are great believers in the benefits of free trade. We believe that free trade must be fair and conducted within a rules-based environment. When we look to exiting the EU, we are looking for a strong ongoing trading partnership with it, and we are looking for a strong ongoing trading partnership with the Commonwealth and other nations. That is why it is particularly important this week, with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, that we concentrate on a number of areas, one of which is free trade and the trading relationships we have.