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EU External Trade: USA

Asked by Alex BurghartConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 10 March 2025UIN 35361

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the imposition of tariffs by the European Union on the United States on levels of trade between the United States and (a) the UK, (b) Great Britain and (c) Northern Ireland.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

As we've said previously, we champion free and open trade and will continue to work with our international partners to establish this.

We will continue to monitor any further developments, and we will always do what is in the national interest for our economy, businesses and the British people across Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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