Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 50593

Trade Agreements: India

Tabled: 7 May 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Andrew Griffith

ConservativeArundel and South Downs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with businesses in the IT services sector on (a) the UK-India trade deal and (b) the Double Contribution Convention with India.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander
Before launching free trade agreement talks with India, The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) ran a public call for input to help us understand what businesses and consumers wanted. As talks progressed, we frequently engaged with businesses across a...

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