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Recommendation 9
9
Accepted
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CPTPP negotiations offer lessons for future Crown Dependency trade deal involvement
Conclusion
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) was unusual in that the UK was joining an existing trade agreement and had to comply with an existing text. This had implications for the negotiation process and the outcome it was possible to achieve for the Crown Dependencies. However, the CPTPP negotiation process provides lessons for how the Crown Dependencies could be more effectively involved in negotiations in the future.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government notes the importance of engagement and states that the Department for Business and Trade already has well-established processes, including regular consultation with Crown Dependencies, engagement with negotiators, and routine sharing of draft UK negotiating texts.
Paragraph Reference:
40
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 19 December 2024. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗