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Written question asked by Lord Patten (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 April 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 May 2016. It was answered by Lord Price (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 May 2016 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.


Overseas Trade: Poland

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 21 April (HL7530), what is their assessment of the state of trade relations between the UK and Poland.

Answer

The UK-Poland trade relationship is strong and is set to get stronger. In 2014, the value of UK exports to Poland amounted to £3.84billion and UK imports from Poland £7.84 billion.

The Government’s focus on trade and investment with Poland is on 6 strategic sectors which we believe offer most opportunity for UK exporters. These are defence and security, energy, infrastructure, financial services, healthcare & life sciences and advanced manufacturing.

Our Embassy in Warsaw works in close collaboration with a recently established Overseas Business Network (OBN) partner to identify business opportunities for British firms and then to help them make the most of them. In 2015-2016, they were directly involved in winning contracts worth almost £450 million.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL8006
Session
2015-16
Related items
Poland: Foreign Relations
Thursday, 21 April 2016
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Poland Overseas trade
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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