Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 55988

Trade Agreements: India

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Sonia Kumar

LabourDudley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-India trade deal on ceramics manufacturers.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander
The Department recognises the significant challenges faced by energy-intensive industries like ceramics, including rising global energy costs, unfair trading practices, and carbon leakage. We are taking firm action to protect these industries, including t...

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