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Progress with trade negotiations

Inquiry

Trade is vital to the UK economy. In 2019, the UK exported goods and services worth £689 billion and UK imports were worth £717 billion. Following EU exit, the Government is taking forward the UK’s independent international trade policy and is aiming for 80% of UK trade to be covered by Free Trade Agreements by the end of 2022.

The Committee will question senior officials the Department for International Trade and Defra on UK progress in trade negotiations, including converting existing EU trade agreements with non-EU countries into new UK agreements, as well as DIT’s progress with trade negotiations with new partners.

If you have evidence on these issues please submit it here by Wednesday 12 January 2022 18:00. 

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 6:00pm on 12 January 2022.

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Past events

Wednesday 19 January 2022
1:30pm Private
2:00pm Public
Progress with trade negotiations - Oral evidence 19 January 2022
2:00pm
  • James Bowler CB (Permanent Secretary at Department for International Trade)
  • Crawford Falconer (Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser and Second Permanent Secretary at Department for International Trade)
  • Amanda Brooks (Director General Trade Negotiations at Department for International Trade)
  • Katrina Williams (Director General International & Borders at The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
  • Beatrice Kilroy-Nolan (Director General Trade and Brexit Opportunities at Cabinet Office)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

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