Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 67673

Developing Countries Trading Scheme: Sub-Saharan Africa

Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 21 July 2025

Question

Callum Anderson

Labour — Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what role the Developing Countries Trading Scheme plays in the Department’s strategy for strengthening UK trading relationships in sub-Saharan Africa.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander
We are committed to our trading relationships across the continent of Africa, founded on partnerships and respect, to deliver mutual long-term benefit. Recent UK-Africa consultations demonstrated that African partners want increased trade with countries l...
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