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Trade Agreements: Algeria

Asked by Sir Gavin WilliamsonConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 6201

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to sign a free trade agreement with Algeria.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

In 2023, the UK and Algeria established a Trade Taskforce, a forum for the two countries to discuss how we can strengthen our trade and investment relationship on a regular basis, which may include formal trade agreements. The Taskforce had its inaugural meeting earlier this year, and there was a strong willingness to drive trade between the two countries. There are, presently, no plans for the UK to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement with Algeria.

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