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Trade Agreements

Asked by Dan NorrisIndependentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 13 October 2025UIN 76970

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps his Department has taken to negotiate trade agreements with other countries.

Answered by Chris Bryant

The government has concluded a trade deal with India, the fastest-growing economy in the G20. We have also agreed the General Terms for an Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD) with the United States and agreed a new Strategic Partnership with the European Union.

We are continuing to make good progress in our negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Republic of Korea, Switzerland and Turkey.

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