Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 28276

Trade Agreements: Southern African Development Community

Tabled: 3 February 2025

Answered: 10 February 2025

Question

Adam Jogee

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a free trade agreement with the Southern African Development Community.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander

None of our partner governments in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have requested a collective UK-SADC FTA. There are two customs unions within the SADC grouping, which our existing agreements aim to align with.Our UK-Southern African Cu...

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