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Written question asked by Ben Everitt (Conservative) on Monday, 27 November 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 November 2023. It was answered by Greg Hands (Conservative) on Friday, 1 December 2023 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.


Exports: Morocco

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to help support UK businesses to export to Morocco.

Answer

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is committed to supporting UK businesses to export to Morocco. The UK-Morocco Association Agreement, which entered into force in January 2021, facilitates our trading relationship. Bilateral trade was worth £3.4 billion in the four quarters to the end of Q2 2023, up £661 million in current prices on the same period the previous year.

In February 2023, the 2nd Association Council was held where Ministers discussed commercial opportunities and collaboration to increase bilateral trade and investment. DBT continues to provide export support to companies through a network of trade advisers, sector specialists, Export Support Service, Export Academy, International Markets network as well as through UK Export Finance, where £4.5bn of credit is available for Morocco.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
4007
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Exports Government assistance Morocco
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk