Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 723

Trade Agreements: Academic Freedom

Tabled: 18 July 2024
Answered: 24 July 2024

Question

Alex Mayer

LabourDunstable and Leighton Buzzard

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is taking steps to ensure commitments to academic freedom are discussed in the negotiation of trade agreements.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander
The Department for Business and Trade are currently assessing progress across the programme of Free Trade Agreements (FTA) currently under negotiation and determining which matters will be raised in negotiations. The Department's trade deals will be align...

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