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Written question asked by Joshua Reynolds (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 9 September 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 September 2026 (named day). It was answered by Blair McDougall (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 September 2026 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade.

Trade Agreements: Small Businesses

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact on trade in pound sterling of publishing a sector by sector summary of each trade deal that the UK has signed, including a guide for businesses on how to take full advantage of the potential merits of said deal.

Answer

My Department publishes a series of policy and sector guides for new Free Trade Agreements at Entry into Force (EIF). We have recently published guides on the UK-India FTA including nine sector guides. We have also published guides for the UK’s FTAs with Australia, New Zealand, and CPTPP, which can be found on Business.gov.uk market pages. We will continue to publish guides for future FTAs at EIF.

For new FTAs, we publish impact assessments (IAs) to support the parliamentary scrutiny process, including sector assessments. The IAs for FTAs with Australia, New Zealand, CPTPP, and India can be found on gov.uk.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
28647
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Publicity Trade agreements Small businesses
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk