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Trade Agreements: USA

Asked by Liam ByrneLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 27 January 2026UIN 106488

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the UK-US Technology Prosperity Deal has been suspended.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

The United States is our close ally and tech partner, and we are committed to ensuring that bond delivers real benefits for hardworking people on both sides of the Atlantic.

We look forward to resuming work on this partnership as quickly as we can to achieve that and working together to help shape the emerging technologies of the future.

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