Department for International Trade written question – answered at on 7 July 2017.
Justin Tomlinson
Conservative, North Swindon
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which countries he has opened a dialogue with on trade deals after the UK leaves the EU.
Greg Hands
Minister of State (Department for International Trade) (and Minister for London)
We have established a series of working groups and high-level dialogues with key trading partners, to explore the best ways to progress our trade and investment relationships. We have already announced ten working groups with the United States, Australia, China, Israel, India, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Turkey and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Yes3 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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