Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 111892

World Trade Organization

Tabled: 9 February 2026

Answered: 13 February 2026

Question

Liz Jarvis

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the World Trade Organisation; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the (a) level of global tariff barriers on the effectiveness of the rules-bas

Answer

Chris Bryant

World Trade Organization (WTO) membership has resulted in substantial benefits to our, and the global, economy with WTO research showing Members having increased trade by around 171%, between 1980-2016. However, the WTO needs to evolve to address modern c...

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