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Trade Agreements: Gulf Cooperation Council

Asked by Dr Ellie ChownsGreen PartyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 27 February 2025UIN 31326

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the prospective free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council on the climate.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

The UK is a global leader on climate action, and we have been discussing a range of environment and climate issues with GCC partners under the trade agreement negotiations.

The UK - GCC Strategic Approach published on 22nd June 2022 on GOV.UK contains a chapter that covers the potential environmental impacts of the deal.

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