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Trade Agreements: Switzerland

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 17 November 2025UIN 88593

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress he has made on negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

Answered by Chris Bryant

The eighth round of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland took place in Switzerland between 20 and 24 October 2025. The round saw positive progress and Round 9 of negotiations is set to take place in the UK in early 2026.

The UK and Switzerland have agreed a further extension to the existing UK-Switzerland Services Mobility Agreement up to 31 December 2029.

An enhanced FTA with Switzerland aims to deliver long-term certainty for UK services firms, building on the £19.5bn of services we already export to Switzerland[1], which is our 6th largest services export market.

[1] UK total trade: all countries, seasonally adjusted - Office for National Statistics

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