CBI response to the DIT trade white paper

The CBI welcomes the white paper as an important milestone toward defining and delivering the UK’s future trade strategy, and values the opportunity to input on the priorities within that strategy. 

As the nation charts a new independent course for trade, business will be seeking a close and meaningful partnership with government to develop a strategy that truly seizes the opportunities of trade to the benefit of all parts of the UK.

The government's recent trade white paper represents an important step in that journey and hopefully the beginning of a wider dialogue to define the substance of the next phase.