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Trade Agreements: Australasia

Asked by Clive JonesLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 13 January 2025UIN 21828

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which groups his Department will consult for its biennial monitoring reports on the (a) UK-Australia and (b) UK-New Zealand free trade agreements.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

The Department for Business and Trade engages with and recognises the need to understand a range of stakeholder perspectives in its aims to monitor Free Trade Agreements, including Australia and New Zealand.

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