Source · Select Committees · Business and Trade Committee
Recommendation 9
9
Acknowledged
Set out plan to promote liberalisation and export of environmental goods and services.
Recommendation
As part of its new trade strategy, the Government should clearly set out how it will promote the liberalisation and export of environmental goods and services, particularly in and to the fast-moving Asia-Pacific region. The strategy must be aligned with the UK’s industrial strategy, underpinned by clear commitments to assess and respond to strategic dependencies and anti-competitive distortions in sectors of national security, while maintaining the UK’s support for a rules-based trading system. (Recommendation, Paragraph 56) 35
Government response summary AI-generated
The government outlined its general engagement with Asia-Pacific markets, including ministerial travel, CPTPP membership, and existing trade agreements, stating that its trade policy aims to generate UK growth through various levers. However, it did not specifically detail how it will promote environmental goods and services exports or align this with the UK's industrial strategy to address strategic dependencies as recommended.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 19 September 2025. No passage in that response could be matched to this recommendation. Read the response document ↗