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Trade Agreements: USA

Asked by Liam ByrneLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 13 November 2025UIN 88582

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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which (a) Department and (b) Minister had responsibility for the negotiation of the UK–US Technology Prosperity Deal.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

The responsible departments were the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Their Secretaries of State were responsible for negotiating the UK-US Technology Prosperity Deal.

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