Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 12540

Trade Agreements: Gulf Cooperation Council

Tabled: 4 November 2024
Answered: 11 November 2024

Question

Clive Jones

Liberal DemocratWokingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council on human rights in member states of that council.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander
We’re proud of the UK’s role as a leading human rights advocate worldwide. This work takes place separately to trade negotiations, but growing our trading relationships is one way to promote British values abroad while boosting our economy. The GCC is an ...

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