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Financial Services and Investment: South Korea

Asked by Callum AndersonLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 22 December 2025UIN 100545

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take to assess the effectiveness of the investment and financial services provisions of the UK–Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement.

Answered by Chris Bryant

We will publish a full assessment of the economic impact of the UK-Republic of Korea FTA when the agreement is formally signed. Once the agreement enters into force, DBT will monitor the utilisation of the FTA by businesses, in line with standard practice.

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