Select Committee · Business and Trade Committee

Export led growth

Status: Closed Opened: 15 Jan 2025 Closed: 10 Mar 2026 28 recommendations 5 conclusions 2 reports

The Government has set its sights on achieving the "highest sustained growth in the G7". This will be backed by new industrial and trade strategies to boost productivity, create good jobs and strengthen global partnerships including with the EU. The Business and Trade Committee will examine the Government's trade strategy as the UK navigates a … Show more

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Reports

2 reports
Title HC No. Published Items Response
8th Report - Export led growth: Trade with the Asia-Pacific… HC 1048 29 Jun 2025 13 Responded
6th Report – How to strengthen UK-EU relations: Policy Prio… HC 908 15 May 2025 20 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
4 Recommendation 8th Report - Export led growth: Trade w… Deferred

Explore widening UK-Japan partnership to include digital, cyber technologies and AUKUS ties.

The UK should explore with Japan the potential to widen the partnership to include digital and cyber technologies, to explore potential ties to the AUKUS programme, and to develop joint exports to allies across the region. 34 Furthermore, the Government should quickly deepen the economic security dialogues with Asia Pacific … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government's response focused on the importance of education exports and soft power strategy in the Asia-Pacific region, including ongoing engagement by the International Education Champion and the development of a Soft Power Strategy. This did not address the committee's specific recommendation regarding digital/cyber technologies …
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Department for Business and Trade

Oral evidence sessions

4 sessions
Date Witnesses
3 Jun 2025 Andy Richardson · Special Melted Products, David Exwood · National Farmers Union, George Drakos · Bridgnorth Aluminium, Jonathan Legh-Smith · UKQuantum, Murray Paul · Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), Paul Kenward · ABF Sugar, Russell Codling · Tata Steel UK, Sabina Ciofu · techUK, Simon Thomas · Paragraf, Steve Bates · Bioindustry Association View ↗
25 Mar 2025 Alex Gover · Intralink, Charlie Humphreys · Asia House, Douglas Barrie · International Institute for Strategic Studies, Harry Anderson · Universities UK, Helen Brocklebank · Walpole, Ian Gibbons OBE · UK ASEAN Business Council, Johanna Kyrklund · Schroders, Mr Jonathan Brenton · Pernod Ricard, Nicola Watkinson · TheCityUK View ↗
25 Feb 2025 Eric Gottwald · AFL-CIO, Frank Aaskov · UK Steel, George Magnus · University of Oxford China Centre and School of Oriental and African Studies, Lord Mark Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary (2018-2020), Mr Marley Morris · Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), Rebecca Sedler · National Grid, Rosa Crawford · Trade Union Congress (TUC), Sarah Williams · Green Alliance, Sean Sargent · Green Lithium, Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles · China-Britain Business Council, The Lord Hannan of Kingsclere · Institute for Free Trade, Tom Brufatto · Best for Britain, Tom Wills · Trade Justice Movement View ↗
21 Jan 2025 Amanda Brooks CBE · Department for Business and Trade, Niall MacEntee-Creighton · Cabinet Office, Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP · Department for Business and Trade, Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP · Cabinet Office View ↗

Who gave evidence

36 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Alex Gover · Head of Business Development Intralink 1
Amanda Brooks CBE · Director General, Trade Policy, Implementation an… Department for Business and Trade 1
Andy Richardson · Managing Director Special Melted Products 1
Charlie Humphreys · Director of Corporate Affairs Asia House 1
David Exwood · Deputy President National Farmers Union 1
Douglas Barrie · Senior Fellow for Military Aerospace International Institute for Strategic Studies 1
Eric Gottwald · Trade and Globalization Policy Specialist AFL-CIO 1
Frank Aaskov · Director, Energy and Climate Change Policy UK Steel 1
George Drakos · Director Bridgnorth Aluminium 1
George Magnus · Research Associate University of Oxford China Centre and School of Oriental and African Studies 1
Harry Anderson · Head of Policy and Global Engagement Universities UK 1
Helen Brocklebank · Chief Executive Officer Walpole 1
Ian Gibbons OBE · Chief Executive Officer UK ASEAN Business Council 1
Johanna Kyrklund · Global Chief Investment Officer Schroders 1
Jonathan Legh-Smith · Executive Director UKQuantum 1
Lord Mark Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary (2018-2020) 1
Mr Jonathan Brenton · Director of Public Affairs Pernod Ricard 1
Mr Marley Morris · Associate Director for Migration, Trade and Commu… Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) 1
Murray Paul · Public Affairs Director Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) 1
Niall MacEntee-Creighton · Deputy Director, UK-EU Economic and Trade Partner… Cabinet Office 1
Nicola Watkinson · Managing Director, International TheCityUK 1
Paul Kenward · Chief Executive Officer ABF Sugar 1
Rebecca Sedler · Managing Director of National Grid Interconnectors National Grid 1
Rosa Crawford · Policy Officer Trade Union Congress (TUC) 1
Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP · Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security Department for Business and Trade 1
Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP · Minister for Constitution and European Relations Cabinet Office 1
Russell Codling · Director of Markets Business Development Tata Steel UK 1
Sabina Ciofu · International Policy and Strategy Lead techUK 1
Sarah Williams · Head of Strategic Partnerships Green Alliance 1
Sean Sargent · Chief Executive Officer Green Lithium 1
Simon Thomas · Chief Executive Officer Paragraf 1
Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles · Chair China-Britain Business Council 1
Steve Bates · Chief Executive Officer Bioindustry Association 1
The Lord Hannan of Kingsclere · President Institute for Free Trade 1
Tom Brufatto · Executive Director of Policy and Research Best for Britain 1
Tom Wills · Director Trade Justice Movement 1

Correspondence

30 letters
DateDirectionTitle
11 Feb 2026 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to round nine of negotiati…
3 Feb 2026 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the signature of the UK…
6 Jan 2026 To cttee Letter from the Minster of State for Trade relating to the UK-Republic of Korea…
6 Jan 2026 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to round three of negotiat…
6 Jan 2026 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the Southern Africa Cus…
6 Jan 2026 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the UK-Swiss mutual rec…
12 Nov 2025 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to EU Cumulation and Direc…
4 Nov 2025 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to round eight of negotiat…
21 Oct 2025 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to round 2 of negotiations…
15 Oct 2025 To cttee Letter from the Secretary of State relating to UK-Greenland Partnership, Trade …
15 Oct 2025 To cttee Letter from Minister of State for Trade relating to UK’s WTO Article XXVIII pro…
2 Sep 2025 To cttee Letter from the Secretary of State relating to the UK's bioethanol industry, 4 …
2 Sep 2025 To cttee Letter from the Paymaster General and the Minister for Trade Policy and Economi…
23 Jul 2025 To cttee Letter from the Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security relating to rou…
23 Jul 2025 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security relati…
15 Jul 2025 To cttee Letter from Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security relating to launch …
1 Jul 2025 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security relati…
1 Jul 2025 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security relati…
24 Jun 2025 From cttee Letter to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and the Secretary of St…
24 Jun 2025 To cttee Letter from AB Sugar relating to UK Bio-ethanol industry, 18 June 2025