Trade Agreements

Department for International Trade written question – answered at on 28 July 2016.

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Photo of Andrew Rosindell Andrew Rosindell NATO Parliamentary Assembly UK Delegation, Co Chair, British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, by what process the Government plans to recruit trade negotiators; and how many trade negotiators the Government plans to recruit.

Photo of Mark Garnier Mark Garnier Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade)

My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has established the Department for International Trade to promote British trade across the world and take advantage of huge opportunities. We are beginning the process of recruiting trade negotiators in anticipation of the period of leading up to exiting the European Union after the completion of Article 50 negotiations. We are building our trade policy capability over this period and the process of recruiting staff is underway.

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