Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 81403

Trade Agreements: Gulf States

Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 16 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Andrew Griffith

ConservativeArundel and South Downs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for agreeing a UK-Gulf Cooperation Council trade deal.

Answer

Chris Bryant
The UK has been negotiating a modern and ambitious free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council to boost economic growth, raise wages, and increase investment since June 2022. Negotiations have now reached an advanced stage, with both sides work...

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