Business: Northern Ireland
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the US-UK trade deal on Northern Ireland businesses.
Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander
The UK-US economic deal protects jobs in the automotive, steel, aluminium, pharmaceutical and aerospace sectors - sectors that directly employ over 320,000 people across the UK including Northern Ireland. What we have agreed will provide the foundation for a new reciprocal trading partnership between the US and the UK, as well as secure actions that will protect jobs and businesses across the country.
All along, we have continued to act in the best interests of all UK businesses which of course includes those in Northern Ireland, and we continue to engage with Northern Ireland counterparts to ensure the deal delivers for Northern Ireland business.
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