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Trade Agreements: USA

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 14 January 2026UIN 103302

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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland r

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

The US-UK Technology Prosperity Deal was signed as a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which does not constitute or create any legally binding obligations. The MoU represents a political and policy-level understanding between the two governments.

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