Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with which countries the EU has trade deals; and how many of those countries he has visited since taking office.

Greg Hands, Minister of State for Trade Policy: A list of countries with which the European Union has trade agreements in place is available on the European Commission website: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/negotiations-and-agreements/#_in-place

Through a combination of ministerial and official engagements, the Department for International Trade is currently engaging with all countries with which the EU has trade agreements to discuss continuity of current trading arrangements as the UK leaves the EU.

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