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Chemicals: UK Trade with EU

Asked by Gareth ThomasLabour (Co-op)TreasuryTabled Answered 26 November 2025UIN 93338

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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will meet with representatives of the UK chemical industry to discuss an estimate of the potential cost of being out of the Single Market.

Answered by Lucy Rigby

Government Ministers regularly meet with businesses and business representation organisations from a range of sectors, including the chemical sector. They remain open to further engagement with the sector including on ways to bolster growth, trade and investment.

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