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date	05/12/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Gulf States
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to increase trade with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	102841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK is negotiating a modern, comprehensive, and ambitious trade deal with the GCC. Government analysis shows that in the long run a deal is expected to increase trade by at least 16% and add £1.6 billion a year to the UK economy.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with GCC members to uncover and remove trade barriers to boost trade, and to drive forward investment into the UK, creating jobs and supporting the UK economy.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/12/2022 13:04:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

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date	23/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Gulf States
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to increase trade with countries in the Persian Gulf.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	128241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The Gulf includes many nations that are long-standing friends and important trading partners for the United Kingdom. Bilateral engagement continues to remove trade barriers and boost trade even further.</p><p> </p><p>With an overall trade relationship worth £32.4 billion in 2020, the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) some of our largest trading partners globally. HM Government has recently completed a fourteen-week public consultation to help make sure we pursue the best trade deal possible for British businesses and the British people. We will start negotiations on a free trade deal with the GCC soon.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 01/03/2022 16:27:30 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord