Trade Agreements: USA
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to negotiate any new state-level trade agreements with the United States.
Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander
The UK is exploring various avenues to strengthen UK-U.S. trade ties and support economic growth, in tandem with development of the Industrial and Trade Strategies. The UK continues to deliver against commitments in signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with individual U.S. states, to help UK businesses deepen their commercial links and facilitate trade.
The UK most recently signed an MoU concerning co-operation on economic relations, trade and investment with the State of Colorado on 27 January 2025
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