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Trade Agreements: Africa

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 21 July 2025UIN 68321

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the strategic importance of future trade agreements on the African continent.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

DBT works closely with all government departments, including the Ministry of Defence, to consider all aspects of our trading relationships with Africa, and our strategic approach fully aligns with our recently published Trade Strategy and Industrial Strategy.

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