Committees

UK-Japan trade negotiations

Inquiry

The Government has made agreeing a comprehensive free trade agreement (“FTA”) with Japan an early priority. Trade negotiations between the UK and Japan were officially launched on Tuesday 9 June 2020. The UK Secretary of State for International Trade, Liz Truss, and Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister, Toshimitsu Motegi, began the first round of negotiations.

The UK-Japan trade deal is one of the first major trade agreements pursued by a post-Brexit UK, and the Government seeks to build on the EU-Japan EPA. This inquiry will focus on the Government’s aims and objectives, the progress of negotiations, and the possible impacts of a final deal for people and businesses across the UK. It is not yet known when the talks will conclude, but this inquiry will run for the duration of those talks.

The Committee published its report on the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on 20 November 2020:

Report: Scrutiny of international agreements: UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (HTML)

Report: Scrutiny of international agreements: UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (PDF)

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Correspondence

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Letter from Lord Grimstone of Boscobel to Rt Hon the Lord Goldsmith QC on the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, 14 December 2020
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Letter from Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP to Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith QC on the UK-Japan Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, 16 December 2020
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Letter from Lord Grimstone of Boscobel to Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith QC on follow up questions on the Japan agreemeny, 10 November 2020
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Oral evidence transcripts

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4 November 2020
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Witnesses Lord Grimstone of Boscobel (Minister for Investment at Department for International Trade), and Graham Zebedee (Chief Negotiator for Japan at Department for International Trade)
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Oral Evidence
23 September 2020
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Witnesses Andy Burwell (Director for International Trade at Confederation of British Industry), Nick von Westenholz (Director of EU Exit and International Trade at National Farmers Union), and Dr Minako Morita-Jaeger (Fellow at UK Trade Policy Observatory, University of Sussex)
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14 September 2020
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Witnesses Mike Hawes (CEO at The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)), James Ramsbotham (CEO at North East England Chamber of Commerce), and Dr Anna Jerzewska (International Trade Policy Consultant at Private Individual)
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Written evidence

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Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (PACT) (JTN0036)
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The Maltsters' Association of Great Britain (JTN0037)
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British Veterinary Association (JTN0038)
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Other publications

Government Responses
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Declarations of interest
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