Written question asked by Lord Jones of Cheltenham (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 24 April 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 May 2019. It was answered by Baroness Fairhead (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 April 2019 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.

Trade Agreements: Indonesia

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made towards agreeing a new trade agreement with Indonesia.

Answer

The Government is working with the Indonesian Government to address existing trade barriers between the two countries, and to consider options for strengthening our bilateral trading relationship in the future. We also continue to support the ongoing EU-CEPA negotiations.

To support trade with developing countries, the Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Act enables the UK to put in place a UK trade preferences scheme. This will provide the same level of access as the current EU trade preference scheme, granting duty-free, quota-free access to 48 Least Developed Countries and granting generous tariff reductions to other developing countries, including Indonesia.

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL15322
Session: 2017-19
Subjects: Trade agreements Indonesia
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Trade Agreements: Indonesia

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