Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 42264

VAT: USA

Tabled: 28 March 2025
Answered: 2 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Dame Harriett Baldwin

ConservativeWest Worcestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with his US counterpart on reducing VAT on US firms exporting to the UK.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander
DBT Secretary of State and officials continue to hold regular and productive conversations with the Trump administration to press the case for UK business interests. We’re prioritising engagement with the US to stand up for our national interests.