Written question asked by Harriett Baldwin (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 June 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 June 2025 (named day). It was answered by Feryal Clark (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 June 2025 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Science and Technology: USA
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the UK-US trade deal on the (a) science and (b) technology sectors.
- Answer
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The UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD) includes a number of provisions that will in future benefit UK science and technology sectors. These include, for example, provisions on future negotiations on significantly preferential tariff treatment for pharmaceutical products, and an ambitious set of digital trade provisions.
Given detailed negotiations on these provisions have not yet concluded, it is not possible to undertake an impact assessment at this point.
As the Prime Minister has said, the Economic Prosperity Deal “opens the way to a future UK-US technology partnership through which our science-rich nations will collaborate in key areas of advanced technology”.
Secondary information
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- Written question
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- 61153
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Trade agreements Technology Science USA
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- 2025-09-05 23:25:30 +0100
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