Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 86411
Manufacturing Industries: North East
Tabled: 29 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025
Question
Joe Morris
Labour — Hexham
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the UK-India Free Trade Agreement on manufacturing output in the North East.
Answer
Chris BryantA wide variety of manufacturing companies in the North East will benefit from this FTA, including those producing cars, who will benefit from tariffs reduced from over 100% to 10% under the quota, and wind turbines, whose tariff will drop from 11% to 0%.I...
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