Liam Fox must clarify what the UK's future relationship with Switzerland will be like after Brexit, the chairman of the International Trade Committee has urged.
SNP MP Angus MacNeil accused the International Trade Secretary of making "blithe assurances of progress" on the transition of a trade agreement between the two countries.
Last month, the Government announced that it had approved an agreement with the Swiss Federal Council allowing businesses to continue trading freely after Brexit.
The agreement replicates the existing EU-Switzerland arrangements "as far as possible" and will come into effect at the end of the implementation period in January 2021 - or on March 29 if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal.
In a letter to Dr Fox, Mr MacNeil called for clarity on which aspects of the current relationship are replicated in the text and asked whether it would enable UK-based firms to continue trading into Switzerland on the "same basis as they do currently".
Commenting on the letter to Dr Fox, Mr MacNeil said: "Switzerland's access to the single market requires it to accept both freedom of movement and a significant proportion of EU law.
"It is based not only on a trade agreement eliminating tariffs but also on a myriad of other trade-related agreements. The Secretary of State must clarify which aspects of this arrangement are replicated in this agreement with Switzerland.
"Has free movement been accepted as part of the agreement to roll-over? Does the agreement allow UK-based firms to continue trading into Switzerland on the same basis as they do today? And what about all the other 39 or so existing EU trade agreements?
"Blithe assurances of progress will simply not suffice as the clock ticks down to Brexit on March 29."
A Department for International Trade spokeswoman said: "The UK Government and the Swiss Federal Council have approved the transition of a trade agreement that replicates the existing EU-Switzerland arrangements as far as possible.
"This will allow businesses to continue trading freely after the UK leaves the European Union."
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