Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 37999

Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council

Tabled: 13 March 2025

Answered: 25 March 2025

Question

Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of (a) trends in the level of (i) trade facilitation, (ii) economic cooperation and (iii) market access within the Commonwealth and (b) the potential merits of the Com

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander

The Commonwealth includes some of the UK’s biggest trading partners including Canada, and South Africa. Trade values have increased steadily in current prices from £105.6bn in 2014 to £170.2bn (12 months to end September 2024) through economic cooperation...

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