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Trade Agreements: Australia and New Zealand

Asked by Gareth SnellLabour (Co-op)Department for Business and TradeTabled Answered 3 March 2025UIN 32249

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what aspects of the (a) UK-Australia and (b) UK-New Zealand free trade agreements will be assessed as part of the biannual monitoring reports that will be published on those treaties.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

The department is considering its approach to monitoring Free Trade Agreements, including the UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand agreement. The government will provide an update on this in due course to align with the Trade Strategy.

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