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UK trade with the US, India and EU

Status: Closed Opened: 6 Jun 2025 Closed: 24 Apr 2026 32 recommendations 17 conclusions 2 reports

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 …

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Reports

2 reports
Title HC No. Published Items Response
12th Report - UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agr… HC 996 21 Jan 2026 23 Responded
10th Report – US Economic Prosperity Deal HC 1306 14 Sep 2025 26 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
8 Recommendation 10th Report – US Economic Prosperity De… Not Addressed

Ensure adequate time for a full House of Commons debate on the Economic Prosperity Deal.

Given the significance of the Economic Prosperity Deal for UK trade policy, the Government must ensure that time is made available in the House of Commons for a full debate on a substantive motion. (Recommendation, Paragraph 53) National and Sectoral Impact of the General Terms of the Economic Prosperity Deal

Government response. The government lists past ministerial statements and pledges to keep Parliament informed on EPD developments, asserting that any final agreement will be scrutinised in line with established procedures, but it does not commit to holding a full debate on a …
Department for Business and Trade
25 Recommendation 10th Report – US Economic Prosperity De… Not Addressed

Ensure UK's economic and strategic interests remain central to Economic Prosperity Deal negotiations.

The Committee will continue to monitor developments closely and expects the Government to ensure that the UK’s economic and strategic interests remain central to the negotiation of the full Economic Prosperity Deal. (Conclusion, Paragraph 140)

Government response. The government highlights the economic potential of digital technologies and AI, referencing the Tech Prosperity Deal and its commitment to ambitious digital trade provisions and safeguarding the ability to regulate the digital economy, but doesn't explicitly detail how UK's broader …
Department for Business and Trade

Oral evidence sessions

4 sessions
Date Witnesses
9 Mar 2026 Amanda Brooks CBE · Department for Business and Trade, Chris Bryant MP · Department for Business and Trade, Kate Joseph · Department for Business and Trade View ↗
10 Feb 2026 Andrew Dowler · Blackstone, Audrey Yvernault · GSK, Ben Richardson · CoreWeave, Dr Richard Torbett · Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), Dr Scott Steedman CBE · British Standards Institution (BSI), Duncan Edwards OBE · British American Business, Hugh Milward · Microsoft, Jonathan Legh-Smith · UKQuantum, Loren Jones · Amentum, Paul Weston · Prologis UK Limited, Russell Codling · Tata Steel UK View ↗
13 Jan 2026 Alastair Gunn · Road Haulage Association, Julian Walker · Associated British Ports, Matt Hinde · National Grid, Oriel Petry · Airbus UK, Paul Nowak · Trades Union Congress (TUC), Peter Brennan · UK Steel, Sean McGuire · Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Toby Ovens · Broughton Transport, Tom Bradshaw · National Farmers' Union View ↗
2 Dec 2025 Amanda Tickel · Deloitte UK, Chris Bryant MP · Department for Business and Trade, Dr Claus Zimmermann · Ashurst LLP, Kate Thornley · Department for Business and Trade, Mr John Cooke · TheCityUK, Mr Jonathan Brenton · Pernod Ricard, Mr Mike Archer · AstraZeneca UK, Murray Paul · Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), Pankaj S Kulkarni · Tech Mahindra, Rachel Timmins · Ceramics UK, Tom Bradshaw · National Farmers' Union, Tom Wills · Trade Justice Movement View ↗

Correspondence

40 letters
DateDirectionTitle
25 Mar 2026 To cttee Letter from the Minister for Industry relating to further information requested…
11 Mar 2026 To cttee Letter from Prologis relating to the Committee's evidence session on 10 Februar…
11 Mar 2026 From cttee Letter to the Minister for Industry relating to the UK steel industry, 2 March …
11 Mar 2026 To cttee Letter from the Secretary of State and the Minister for the Constitution and EU…
11 Mar 2026 To cttee Letter from National Grid relating to the Committee's evidence session on 13 Ja…
11 Mar 2026 To cttee Letter from Amentum relating to the UK-US Technology Prosperity Deal, 16 Februa…
9 Mar 2026 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to US tariffs and the US S…
26 Feb 2026 From cttee Letter to the Minister of State for Trade relating to US tariffs and the US Sup…
24 Feb 2026 To cttee Letter from the Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations rela…
24 Feb 2026 To cttee Letter from the Minister for Industry relating to the UK steel industry, 19 Feb…
11 Feb 2026 From cttee Letter to the Minister for Industry relating to the UK steel industry, 11 Febru…
11 Feb 2026 To cttee Letter from Tata Steel relating to the Committee's evidence session on 10 Febru…
11 Feb 2026 From cttee Letter to the Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations and th…
3 Feb 2026 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to a Committee session on …
3 Feb 2026 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the start of the scruti…
3 Feb 2026 To cttee Letter from the Minister for Migration and Citizenship relating to mobility pro…
3 Feb 2026 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to changes to the beef quo…
3 Feb 2026 To cttee Letter from the Road Haulage Association relating to the Committee session on 1…
13 Jan 2026 From cttee Letter to the Minister of State for Trade and the Minister for the Constitution…
6 Jan 2026 To cttee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the evidence session on…