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Written question asked by Chris Loder (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 November 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 December 2021. It was answered by Ranil Jayawardena (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 December 2021 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.


Trade Agreements: Job Creation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate she has made of the number of UK jobs created each time the UK signs a new free trade agreement.

Answer

HM Government publishes scoping assessments to provide a preliminary assessment of a free trade agreement (FTA) in advance of negotiations. Following the conclusion of negotiations, a full Impact Assessment is published.

These set out HM Government’s current assessment of a new FTA, including the impact on wages and composition of employment across sectors.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
84481
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Job creation Trade agreements
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk