Committees

UK trade with the US, India and EU

Inquiry

The Business and Trade Committee is launching an inquiry into the UK’s trade deals with three of its most important partners: the United States, India, and the European Union.

As part of this work, the Committee will scrutinise the detail and implementation of three recent developments: the India Free Trade Agreement; the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal; and the outcomes agreed following the recent UK-EU Summit.

The Committee is interested in finding out how these agreements and frameworks will affect people and businesses across the UK, and the likely economic, social, environmental and other impacts. The Committee is also interested in priorities for the UK’s ongoing negotiations with the US and EU.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 31 August 2025.

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Past events

Monday 9 March 2026
3:45pm Private
4:00pm Public
UK trade with the US, India and EU - Oral evidence 9 March 2026
4:00pm
  • Chris Bryant MP (Minister for Trade at Department for Business and Trade)
  • Amanda Brooks CBE (Director General, Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations at Department for Business and Trade)
  • Kate Joseph (Director General, Economic Security and Trade Relations at Department for Business and Trade)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 10 February 2026
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
UK trade with the US, India and EU - Oral evidence 10 February 2026
2:30pm
  • Duncan Edwards OBE (CEO at British American Business)
  • Russell Codling (Director of Markets Business Development at Tata Steel UK)
  • Dr Richard Torbett (CEO at Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI))
  • Dr Scott Steedman CBE (Director of Standards at British Standards Institution (BSI))
3:15pm
  • Andrew Dowler (Senior Managing Director at Blackstone)
  • Paul Weston (Senior Vice President at Prologis UK Limited)
  • Audrey Yvernault (Vice President of Government Affairs at GSK)
  • Loren Jones (Senior Vice President at Amentum)
4:00pm
  • Hugh Milward (Senior Director of Corporate, External and Legal at Microsoft)
  • Ben Richardson (Vice President at CoreWeave)
  • Jonathan Legh-Smith (Executive Director at UKQuantum)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 13 January 2026
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
UK trade with the US, India and EU - Oral evidence 13 January 2026
2:30pm
  • Alastair Gunn (Trade Policy Lead at Road Haulage Association)
  • Toby Ovens (Managing Director at Broughton Transport)
  • Julian Walker (Chief Commercial Officer and Regional Director at Associated British Ports)
3:00pm
  • Tom Bradshaw (President at National Farmers' Union)
  • Peter Brennan (Director of Trade and Economic Policy at UK Steel)
  • Matt Hinde (Head of International Policy and Engagement at National Grid)
  • Oriel Petry (Senior Vice President at Airbus UK)
3:40pm
  • Sean McGuire (Director - Europe and International at Confederation of British Industry (CBI))
  • Paul Nowak (General Secretary at Trades Union Congress (TUC))
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 2 December 2025
1:30pm Private
2:00pm Public
UK trade with the US, India and EU - Oral evidence 2 December 2025
2:00pm
  • Murray Paul (Public Affairs Director at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR))
  • Tom Bradshaw (President at National Farmers Union (NFU))
  • Mr Jonathan Brenton (Director of Public Affairs at Pernod Ricard)
  • Mr Mike Archer (Director of Public Affairs at AstraZeneca UK)
2:45pm
  • Mr John Cooke (Co-Chair of the Liberalisation of Trade in Services Expert Advisory Group at TheCityUK)
  • Amanda Tickel (Partner and Head of Tax and Trade at Deloitte UK)
  • Dr Claus Zimmermann (Head of International Trade at Ashurst LLP)
  • Pankaj S Kulkarni (Head of Banking, Financial Services and Insurance, Europe at Tech Mahindra)
3:30pm
  • Rachel Timmins (Policy Manager at Ceramics UK)
  • Tom Wills (Director at Trade Justice Movement)
4:00pm
  • Chris Bryant MP (Minister of State for Trade at Department for Business and Trade)
  • Kate Thornley (Chief Negotiator, UK-India Free Trade Agreement at Department for Business and Trade)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

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