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Trade Agreements: India

Asked by Dame Harriett BaldwinConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 5 September 2025UIN 73978

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish the (a) final Impact Assessment and (b) data tables for the UK–India trade deal.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

The final Impact Assessment and accompanying data tables for the UK–India trade deal were published on 24 July.

The analysis outlines the long-term economic benefits of the deal, including an estimated £4.8 billion boost to UK GDP and £2.2 billion increase in wages annually.

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