Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 73997

Trade Agreements: India

Tabled: 1 September 2025

Answered: 5 September 2025

Named Day

Question

Andrew Griffith

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the (a) mobility provisions and (b) Double Contributions Convention in the UK–India trade deal on UK sectors facing skills shortages; and if he wi

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander

The UK–India trade deal includes mobility provisions that support short-term business mobility for highly skilled professionals. These provisions do not affect the UK’s points-based immigration system and are not expected to add to net migration in the lo...

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