Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 29677

Trade Agreements: USA

Tabled: 6 February 2025

Answered: 19 February 2025

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress his Department has made on negotiating a free-trade agreement with the US.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander

The UK-US trading relationship is already worth around £300 billion, supporting over a million jobs and representing 17% of total UK trade. This government's priority is economic growth and increasing trade with international partners is a major part of t...

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