Written question asked by Barry Gardiner (Labour) on Monday, 6 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 March 2017 (named day). It was answered by Mark Garnier (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 March 2017 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.

Trade Missions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he took to promote British lamb exports at the Northern Powerhouse Trade Mission to Gulfood 2017.

Answer: The Northern Powerhouse Trade Mission to Gulfood was to support food and drink businesses. The trade mission was open to businesses in the north to join so they can promote their products to an international audience. The Department for International Trade’s role is to help companies to export. My hon Friend the Minister of State for Farming, Food and the Marine Environment (George Eustice) visited Gulfood to promote British food and drink exports, in particular British lamb for which we have recently secured market access with Kuwait.

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