Recommendation 5

While the Agreement provides greater certainty and stability for UK services providers, it delivers limited new market access into India. The practical value of the services provisions will therefore depend largely on effective implementation, particularly progress on mutual recognition of professional qualifications. Notwithstanding the Agreement’s commitments and the establishment of frameworks to support further UK–India mutual recognition of professional qualifications dialogue, the Committee is sceptical about the likelihood of how much will be delivered in practice. (Conclusion, Paragraph 58)