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Trade Agreements: USA

Asked by Julia LopezConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 5 June 2026UIN 3814

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Answer of 13 April 2026 to question 126666, what recent progress she has made on the establishment and membership of the ministerial-level working group as set out in the MOU for the UK-US Tech Prosperity Deal.

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 continue to have ministerial-level discussions with the US administration on science and technology, including on joint initiatives in the Tech Prosperity Deal.

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