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<p>Dedicated officials in the East Midlands regularly discuss the opportunities free
trade agreements (FTAs) present with Local Enterprise Partnerships, Business Representative
Organisations, and local Chambers of Commerce.</p><p> </p><p>We also consult stakeholders
through ‘town hall’ style briefings, roundtables, webinars and bilateral & group
engagements. For example, we held an update for stakeholders on the UK-Australia FTA
in December 2021, and a further update on the UK–New Zealand FTA in February 2022.</p><p>
</p><p>Throughout negotiations, the department consulted various stakeholder groups
and will continue to do so to ensure that citizens and businesses across the East
Midlands take advantage of our first two from-scratch FTAs.</p>
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