Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 5573

Overseas Trade: Sri Lanka

Tabled: 12 September 2024

Answered: 10 October 2024

Named Day

Question

Karl Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase the volume of trade between the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander

The Government uses a range of programmes and levers to increase the volume of trade between UK and Sri Lanka. These include the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), which cuts tariffs and simplifies trading rules for Sri Lankan exporters. The Gove...

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